The NHL season is set to start Wednesday, October 12 on Sportsnet with four games on the slate.
In the lead up to the start of the new season, we rolled out preview content covering everything to team-by-team looks, podcasts, fantasy content, numbers analysis and more. Here is a one-stop collection of all our 2016-17 NHL preview content:
GENERAL
• The 15 most anticipated games on the 2016-17 NHL schedule
The National Hockey League’s 100th season is about to get underway, and we’ve done you the favour of circling 15 must-see tilts. Save the dates.
• Top 10 NHL off-ice storylines to watch in 2016-17
There will be stories, big and small, that will fill websites, sports pages and airtime over the next 12 months. Here’s a quick look at what to expect.
DOWN GOES BROWN
• A guide to opening night overreactions
Here are eight key NHL games to watch over the next few days, the results that would have us all jumping to conclusions, and why we may want to hold off just in case we’re wrong.
• New season’s resolutions for the NHL
Since this is the start of a new year on the hockey calendar, let’s take a moment to make some new year’s resolutions. Here are six New Season’s Resolutions for the NHL and its fans.
ANALYTICS
• Four underrated forwards set to break out in 2016-17
Who are some under-appreciated NHLers who are set to break out this season? It’s the All-Hipster team — don’t forget we told you about these guys first.
• Ranking the top 20 centres
With the NHL season approaching, Sportsnet analytics writer Andrew Berkshire ranks the top 20 players at each position, according to the numbers. Here are the centres.
• Ranking the top 20 right wingers
With the NHL season approaching, Sportsnet analytics writer Andrew Berkshire ranks the top 20 players at each position, according to the numbers. Here are the right wingers.
• Ranking the top 20 left wingers
With the NHL season approaching, Sportsnet analytics writer Andrew Berkshire ranks the top 20 players at each position, according to the numbers. Here are the left wingers.
• Ranking the top 20 defencemen
With the NHL season approaching, Sportsnet analytics writer Andrew Berkshire ranks the top 20 players at each position, according to the numbers. Here are the defencemen.
• Ranking the top 20 goaltenders
With the NHL season approaching, Sportsnet analytics writer Andrew Berkshire ranks the top 20 players at each position, according to the numbers. Here are the goalies.
FANTASY
• Be boring, be smart, win your fantasy hockey league in 2016-17
Instead, bore them to death with your picks, and delay their gasps for when you win.
• How (and when) to pick the right goalie
The NHL treats its goalies differently these days, and so should you in your fantasy league. That means embracing the randomness.
• How to make your hockey pool great again
If you haven’t tweaked the rules in years, your league’s probably an unfair disaster. Good news, though—it doesn’t have to be.
• NHL keeper rankings 2016–17: The top 21 players under 21
It’s time to restock your keeper-league prospect cupboard, and these are the young men you want to fill it with.
• Stamkos comes to those who wait—or, how to win your keeper league
More than ever, poolies have the chance to put their theories to the test. But only by playing the mother of all formats.
TEAM PREVIEWS
• ANAHEIM DUCKS
PODCASTS
• The Hockey PDOcast: Over/Under best bets for 2016-17
Rob Pizzola joins Dimitri Filipovic to help break down the over/under, season-long point totals for all 30 NHL teams. From a betting perspective, which teams provide the best opportunity for value, and which ones should you stay away from?
• Tape to Tape NHL Podcast: Previewing Canada’s Western teams
Ryan and Rory break down what’s in store for the Western Canadian NHL teams this season, and are joined by Andrew Berkshire, who discusses his top 20 rankings at each position.
