The Staff & Graph Podcast

This week Ian Tulloch and Rachel Doerrie make their return to The Staff and Graph Podcast where they talk about the giant Clayton Keller contract extension, Jake Gardiner signing with the Carolina Hurricanes, and what the future holds for the podcast.

This week Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down the biggest trades of the offseason (Jokiharju for Nylander, Kadri for Barrie & Kerfoot, Kessel for Galchenyuk, and more!)

This week Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down the best and worst contracts that were signed on July 1st (in typical UFA fashion, there were significantly more of the latter).

This week Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch discuss all of the trades and their favourite picks from the 2019 NHL Draft.

This week, Rachel and Ian break down the Karlsson extension, contract lengths, the Trouba trade, everything the Flyers did, and ask if buyouts make sense in both the short, and long-term. 

This week, Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch talk about draft pick values, drafting the best player available, why there are so many trades at the draft, trends in how teams draft now vs. a decade ago, and more. 

This week, Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down what teams can learn about players at the NHL Combine (mostly during the interview process) and ways the combine could be improved to better evaluate on-ice performance. 

This week, Rachel and Ian take a really deep dive into the salary cap, touching on how it has evolved, market inefficiencies, does it really encourage parity, and some suggestions for change to encourage player movement. Oh...and they discuss the future of the podcast. 

This week, Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down the types of conversations that teams are going to have heading into the 2019 NHL Draft. They also touch on what aspects are over/undervalued when discussing prospects as well as coverage in North America vs Europe.

This week, Rachel and Ian discuss what needs to happen in Edmonton for the Oilers to succeed again. From developing prospects, to contracts, to Blue & Orange Disease, what can Holland do? Who should he bring in to help? In lieu of the mailbag, S&G share thoughts on the late, great Jason Botchford. 

This week, Rachel and Ian discuss the value of "scoring chances" as a metric (compared to Corsi), the importance of maintaining puck possession during line changes, and the European biases that exist in the hockey world.

This week, Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down the importance of adjustments in the playoffs by comparing NHL teams to the master of preparation: Gregg Popovich. We also talk about playoff officiating - and are surprisingly complimentary of how well most games have been called this year. 1:00 – Popovich’s ability to make adjustments vs. NHL teams in the playoffs.20:30 – Officiating in the playoffs.43:19 – Why are TB/PIT (and CGY) collapsing?51:29 – Carolina’s ridiculous 5v5 play.

Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch discuss how teams prepare for the playoffs using statistics and video (1:20) Making tactical adjustments within a playoff series (17:00) Playoff series that pique our interest (22:10) Mailbag - Quenneville & How to Learn Analytics (35:20)

Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch break down the future of player tracking in the NHL. 0:50 – How NHL teams can use player tracking. 20:53 – Pros & Cons of the data not being publicly available. 33:18 – The CWHL folding and what that means for women’s hockey. 39:00 – Our pet peeves when we #WatchTheGame.

This week, Rachel Doerrie and Ian Tulloch discuss how the evolution of the NHL has resulted in smaller players having a bigger impact on the game.   0:58 – Why size isn’t as important as it was 10-20 years ago. 25:34 – How much skill can you have on the 4th line? 33:37 – The weekly Mailbag.