Five Thoughts For Friday: October 5th

At last, we have hockey! The Predators have beaten the New York Rangers by a score of three to two and...

The Nerdcap: Clash of the Broadways

Hey everybody! Welcome to the nerdcap! It’s the nerdy recap, basically where we here at PBR go back through the game...

Approachable Analytics Part IV: Per 60 Stats

Up to now in “Approachable Analytics,” we’ve covered shot attempts, zone starts, and scoring chances. Since we’ve put some of the...

Five Thoughts For Friday: September 28th

Welcome to the first installment of Five Thoughts For Friday. For those of you who are experiencing some feeling of deja vu,...

Approachable Analytics Part III: Scoring Chances And The Danger Zones

So far in Approachable Analytics, we’ve discussed shot attempts and zone starts. Shot attempt metrics are limited by their lack of...

Approachable Analytics Part II: Zone Starts

Let’s talk context, folks The major challenge of any statistical analysis is generating something that really tells the whole story. Especially...

Approachable Analytics Part I: Corsi and Fenwick

Shot Attempts: the Bread and Butter of Hockey Analytics Objectively speaking, there is nothing terribly controversial about “advanced analytics.” It seems...

Under The Radar: Recognizing Craig Smith

I’ll admit, I can be kind of hard on Craig Smith. He’s inconsistent and rarely drives scoring, instead being a passenger. He...

What 2018’s free agent class means For Ryan Ellis

July 1st may have been the best Canada Day ever in Toronto! John Tavares came home and took a bit of a...

Should the Predators rely on Yannick Weber and Matt Irwin?

I feel as if I need to start this article off with a disclaimer, I’m going to speak ill about the...