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February 4, 2011

Front Office Focus: Free Agent Finds and Fumbles

by Ryan Popilchak

Evaluating last offseason's free agent pickups at the 50-game mark, which players look to be the greatest Finds and Fumbles?

January 21, 2011

Front Office Focus: Heavy Lifter Index, Defensemen

by Ryan Popilchak

In the third installment of the Heavy Lifter Index, Ryan looks at the top blueliners of the past three seasons.

January 14, 2011

Front Office Focus: The Jack Johnson Contract

by Ryan Popilchak

When compared to recent contracts of defensemen Marc Staal, Dan Hamhuis and Braydon Coburn, was the Kings' long term signing of former third overall pick Jack Johnson worth it?

January 5, 2011

Front Office Focus: Heavy Lifter Index, Forwards

by Ryan Popilchak

The second installment of the Heavy Lifter Index takes a look at which forwards performed the best under adverse conditions over the past three seasons. Think you can guess who made the list?

December 10, 2010

Front Office Focus: Heavy Lifter Index

by Ryan Popilchak

Who faced the toughest competition and still fared well? The Heavy Lifter Index is unveiled to tackle the task.

December 5, 2010

Front Office Focus: Welcome Backes, Carter

by Ryan Popilchak

How do the recent contracts of David Backes and Jeff Carter compare? What's the tradeoff in even strength and power play effectiveness between the two forwards?

October 22, 2010

Front Office Focus: NHL Team Architecture

by Ryan Popilchak

How does spending and performance at different positions affect a team's position in the standings at the end of the year?

October 4, 2010

Front Office Focus: The Marc Staal Contract

by Ryan Popilchak

Did the New York Rangers sign defenseman Marc Staal to a good deal or will they find themselves regretting the move in a couple of years?

August 25, 2010

Front Office Focus: The Curious Case of Cristobal Huet

by Ryan Popilchak

Why did goaltender Cristobal Huet leave for Switzerland to play for HC Fribourg-Gotteron and should the Chicago Blackhawks have held onto him?

July 29, 2010

Front Office Focus: Ponikarovsky Signing Gives LA a Line of Corsi Kings

by Ryan Popilchak

With the LA Kings signing of Alexei Ponikarovsky, could they now find themselves in a similar position to Washington, Chicago and Detroit?

July 21, 2010

Front Office Focus: Is the NHL doing the Devils a Favor with the Kovalchuk contract?

by Ryan Popilchak

What would be the impact of Ilya Kovalchuk's salary and cap hit on the New Jersey Devils roster if his contract was upheld, what could we expect from the Russian sniper during the length of the disputed contract and what is likely to come of this entire situation with the NHL rejecting the terms of the deal?

July 9, 2010

Front Office Focus: The Free Agent Moves of the Calgary Flames

by Ryan Popilchak

Has Flames GM Darryl Sutter helped his team this offseason, or has Calgary taken another step back in the Western Conference?

June 28, 2010

Front Office Focus: The Tomas Plekanec Contract

by Ryan Popilchak

Did Montreal make the right move in re-signing Tomas Plekanec, did they get a bargain or did the Habs spend too much on his deal, and what are some of Plekanec's comparables making?

June 18, 2010

Front Office Focus: Philadelphia's Offseason

by Ryan Popilchak

With the Stanley Cup Final over and the offseason in full swing, what can the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers do to improve their team for next season?


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