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Oilers Sign Frederik Andersen to Shore Up Goaltending Depth
Edmonton isn't done building its crease. Hours after acquiring Devon Levi, the Oilers are adding veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen on a one-year deal, according to ESPN's Kevin Weekes. The move gives Edmonton a seaso…
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Carolina Hurricanes
How Are the Carolina Hurricanes This Good?
Nobody should be surprised by the Carolina Hurricanes anymore. And yet, every spring, the hockey world watches them dismantle another opponent and asks the same question. How are they this good? Through two rounds of the 2026 p…
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- Christopher Hodgson
- Christopher is a hockey writer and is the founder of TheBigFaceoff.com, a hockey analysis publication with over 1,000 articles and 30,000+ views, built around long-form, data-informed coverage of the game. His work has appeared in The Hockey Writers, The Hockey News, Sport Mockery, and Last Word on Hockey, and has been featured alongside Forbes, NHL.com, CBC, and The Athletic on Swift Hockey's official press page. He has conducted written interviews with industry insiders including Jeff Paterson, and contributes analysis spanning trade targets, prospect development, team strategy, and NHL Culture.Christopher approaches hockey journalism through the lens of a historian and philosopher — studying how power, decision-making, and human behavior repeat across centuries, and bringing that depth of thinking to how he analyzes teams, front offices, and the forces that shape the modern game.