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Who is the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history? It is that very question that led me to create the Era-Adjusted Goals per Game Rating. This process allows to evaluates each individual player’s goal-scoring success with reference to the NHL’s goal per game average for each of the seasons that a player was active. The result is EAGGR – NHL Goal-Scorers. For each individual season, I took a player’s goal per game average and divided it by the goal per game average of the NHL for that same season.

Welcome to the first in what will be a long run of Toronto Maple Leafs coverage for Full Press NHL. I’ll be the link between the team and readers, and I’ll be posting weekly coverage in this space for the foreseeable future. First, full disclosure: after my first run with The Hockey News, I was hired by the Leafs to write for their website; that lasted a handful of years until I could no longer attend games and practices for personal reasons.

The Buffalo Sabres took over three months in their search for a head coach and in the end decided to hire the guy right under their nose. After interviewing candidates such as former Arizona Coyotes bench boss Rick Tocchet and asking for permission to speak to Ottawa assistant Jack Capuano, the Sabres chose to make Don Granato the 20th head coach in Buffalo franchise history.