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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 1d

i asked a handful of coaches how are NCAA teams adapting to all the changes that have happened in the last few years, with CHL players, NIL, and the house settlement www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/ho...

How NCAA programs are adapting to the changing landscape

CHL players, NIL payments, House money? College hockey programs have more issues to deal with than ever, so how are they doing it?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 2d

new weekly column from me: recapping the weekend in NCAA hockey www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/nc...

NCAA weekender: The CHLers, led by Gavin McKenna, have arrived

Ryan Lambert breaks down the weekend that was in college hockey.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 2d

new weekly column from me: recapping the weekend in NCAA hockey www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/nc...

NCAA weekender: The CHLers, led by Gavin McKenna, have arrived

Ryan Lambert breaks down the weekend that was in college hockey.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 5d

it's time for another perfect season of college hockey. quinnipiac at boston college for @eliteprospects.com. that's what's up.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 5d

who will be the best players in college hockey and win beautiful trophies at the end of the season? i have some guesses....... www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/nc...

NCAA season preview: Who are the top 10 candidates for the Hobey Baker, Mike Richter, and Tim Taylor awards?

Previewing the most outstanding candidates for all three of college hockey's major awards.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 5d

here are our NCAA preseason power rankings with a bunch of fun takes at the end www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/th...

The Elite Prospects 2025 NCAA preseason power rankings

Cam, Ryan, and Sean rank the top 20 teams in college hockey for 2025-26 and discuss some other interesting storylines for the new season.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 6d

here's a breakdown of how i expect the top four or five to shake out in every conference nationwide: www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/nc...

NCAA season preview: Breaking down the 2025-26 conference races

A conference-by-conference breakdown of the best players and teams in the country.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 6d

the ncaa hockey season starts tomorrow. to kick off a bunch of preview stuff, please enjoy this breakdown of some of the biggest storylines to keep an eye on www.eliteprospects.com/news/ncaa/nc...

NCAA season preview: Key storylines for the 2025-26 season

Catching you up on all the changes from another busy summer.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 20d

the perfect geniuses at @eliteprospects.com have done it better than anyone anywhere once again www.eliteprospects.com/news/2026-nh...

Elite Prospects Preliminary 2026 NHL Draft Ranking & Players to Watch List

Elite Prospects' first 2026 NHL Draft ranking has arrived, and we haven't been this excited about a draft class in years.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 23d

this whole "kirill kaprizov might not want to sign here" thing seems like a big problem for the wild www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: How can Wild navigate Kirill Kaprizov situation?

Kirill Kaprizov turned down the biggest contract in NHL history for unclear reasons. So what does that mean for his team?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 23d

this whole "kirill kaprizov might not want to sign here" thing seems like a big problem for the wild www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: How can Wild navigate Kirill Kaprizov situation?

Kirill Kaprizov turned down the biggest contract in NHL history for unclear reasons. So what does that mean for his team?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · 29d

no goalie in the cap era has gotten a contract like dustin wolf's. but it's easy to see why the flames are making the bet www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/the...

The Dustin Wolf contract shows the Calgary Flames think they have a unique goalie

No goalie as young as Dustin Wolf has gotten a contract this big or this long. Now, can he live up to it?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Sep 8

it's official: "The Distraction" is here for the Oilers. where does that leave the one guy whose job it is to lock up connor mcdavid for as long as humanly possible? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: The Edmonton Oilers vs The Distraction

Connor McDavid isn't just happily re-signing with the Edmonton Oilers right now. The big question is why.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Sep 5

what if someone graded the zary contract and the price trade, and they did it perfectly??? would you be brave enough to read it? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/eli...

Elite Prospects transaction grades for the 2025 offseason

Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Sep 1

the rangers aren't as bad as the record showed last season. but how good are they, really? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: How much will New York Rangers bounce back?

The Rangers should be a playoff team again, but is that good enough to satisfy everyone?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 28

me and @hockeyrobinson.bsky.social did another beautiful job on assessing the possibilities for the USA olympic team. if you read it you will become blessed and a genius in your life www.eliteprospects.com/news/og/elit...

Elite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 3: USA Hockey orientation camp

This time we're tackling Team USA.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 25

the guys the oilers signed this summer show a new strategy for the non-mcdavid/draisaitl minutes. will it work better than last time? www.eliteprospects.com/news/edmonto...

What We Learned: Edmonton Oilers shifting roster construction

The Oilers still have the two best forwards on earth. But this summer, they targeted a different type of depth forward.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 22

four cool dudes

Wrestling Brain @wrestlingbrain.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our AEW Forbidden Door preview show is up for subscribers, @j0shc.bsky.social, @kylecush.bsky.social, @rlambert.bsky.social and @sludgewilliams.bsky.social go through the whole show and give picks and predictions.

The audio is also up on the podcast feed for free, you can’t beat that.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 19

me and @hockeyrobinson.bsky.social got together to do part 2 of our olympic stock watch series for next week's hockey canada orientation camp. this is only for brave and cool people. www.eliteprospects.com/news/og/elit...

Elite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 2: Hockey Canada orientation camp

Hockey Canada recently announced the roster of NHL players it would invite to its late-August Olympic orientation camp.That’s where the reigning Four Nations gold medal winners will start mapping out....

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 19

me and @hockeyrobinson.bsky.social got together to do part 2 of our olympic stock watch series for next week's hockey canada orientation camp. this is only for brave and cool people. www.eliteprospects.com/news/og/elit...

Elite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 2: Hockey Canada orientation camp

Hockey Canada recently announced the roster of NHL players it would invite to its late-August Olympic orientation camp.That’s where the reigning Four Nations gold medal winners will start mapping out....

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 18

NHL scoring is down this year, even though ENGs are way up. what's going on? and how do they fix it? eprinkside.com/2025/08/18/w...

What We Learned: Why is NHL scoring on the decline?

Scoring in the NHL could drop below 6 goals a game this season. That's not good for business.

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 11

how many real cup contenders are in the eastern conference? two, three, maybe four? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: How many contenders are in the East?

How many elite teams are in the East this year? It can't be more than four, can it?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Aug 4

the nashville predators were quite bad last season. what would it take for them to bounce back? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: How can the Nashville Predators bounce back?

The Preds were one of the worst teams in the NHL last year. What will it take to make them competitive again?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Jul 30

catch up on all my perfectly considered transaction grades for the summer, now complete through the dylan samberg deal, because i respect you www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/eli...

Elite Prospects transaction grades for the 2025 offseason

Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?

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🦖rl🦕 @rlambert.bsky.social · Jul 28

lots of talk these days about an upcoming nazem kadri trade. but would calgary and kadri (who has a full NMC) even consider one? or is it all just wishful thinking? www.eliteprospects.com/news/nhl/wha...

What We Learned: Does a Nazem Kadri trade even make sense?

There's been a lot of rumours about Nazem Kadri's future in Calgary, but it's not clear where they're coming from, or why.

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