#upper-deck-the-cup-2024-25

#upper-deck-the-cup-2024-25

"When he first came out with his Young Guns card, there was a huge amount of people that were joining into the hobby just to start collecting. And I think that was one of the earlier times that I had seen that happen where people that weren't collecting before really started to join in because they saw how good of a player that he was and wanted to be part of that history."

Jordan Binnington has faced so many questions over the past year. Then again, so has the state of Canadian goaltending. Binnington's performances have been consistent, and he has played well enough to help keep Canada in the games in which the offense has had slow starts. Now it is a matter of seeing if he can parlay what he's done so far -- along with what he did in the 4 Nations Face-Off against the U.S. -- in the gold medal game.

The Hurricanes' 210 goals this season make them the fourth-best scoring team in the NHL. The Hurricanes have conceded the sixth-fewest goals in NHL action this season, 172 (2.8 per game). With a +38 goal differential, they're ranked fourth-best in the league.

The core idea of GAR is to measure a player's total impact -- in offense, defense or goaltending -- above what a generic "replacement-level" player might provide at the same position. It also strives to ensure the league's value is better balanced by position, reflecting how top hockey talent actually gets paid: 60% of leaguewide GAR is distributed to forwards, 30% to defensemen and 10% to goaltenders.

When the Montreal Canadiens brought in Patrik Laine, he was supposed to come in and provide them some much-needed scoring help. His regular-season debut came later than anticipated, but when he did join the team, he was scoring tons for them. Now, the Canadiens are without him for the start of the season again, and nearly to the end of February, but he is expected to be healthy after the Olympic break.