At the midpoint of the offseason, James and Kyle assess the Erik Karlsson trade, look at what hasn't happened that was expected, and discuss some teams with glaring needs. They also address players that still haven't been signed and discuss the idea of making trades in the offseason vs the trade deadline.

Teams discussed: San Jose, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Boston, Winnipeg, Calgary,  Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Anaheim, and Edmonton.  

In the latest episode, James and Kyle discuss the optimal strategy for teams to employ when managing their roster and salary cap. They discuss players' career trajectories and how to best optimize them. Specifically, they discuss the Avalanche, Devils, Ducks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Panthers, and Sabres and how they have fared in cap/asset management.

In the latest episode of the Max Term Podcast James and Kyle take you through how much money professional players actually put into their bank account. Kyle, a leading expert in athlete taxation, details how athletes are taxed and discusses the Jock Tax, while both James and Kyle further discuss other costs associated with being a professional athlete. The result is athletes make far less than their contract says, especially if they are based in a high tax state.

Note: Teams have 72 hours not 48 hours as stated in the episode to execute a buyout.

In this episode James and Kyle talk through the behind the scenes of how NHL arbitration works, providing specific examples and discussing why the process is very behind the times.

The 2023 NHL offseason has seen very little action in the trade market so far. In this episode, James and Kyle solve that problem. They become GMs for a day and make some action happen. They solve Toronto's salary cap woes. They continue Chicago's, Philadelphia's, and San Jose's rebuilds. They begin rebuilds/retools in Calgary and Winnipeg. Finally, they take steps to dramatically improve Boston's, Buffalo's, Carolina's, Detroit's, Edmonton's, and Pittsburgh's rosters, with Seattle in the mix too.

In the latest Max Term episode, James and Kyle provide a unique insight into the developing agent situation with Vlad Tarasenko. They provide a recap of where things are and some insight into how the agent business works.

The hit quickly on RFAs who are going to arbitration and spend most of the episode with a look around the league after many of the top NHL UFAs have signed. They focus particularly on the Atlantic division and Metro division while hitting on Anaheim and Arizona who were two of the more surprisingly active teams outside those divisions.

If you want to learn more on the arbitration process, there is a future episode planned that will be entirely on that. Please subscribe to know when that is posted!

James and Kyle look back at the 2023 NHL draft, the moves made around it, what has happened since, and a look at what might happen at the start of UFA. There usually isn't anything reported BUT there are some tidbits dropped in here.

James and Kyle take a look at the Atlantic Division as the draft and free agency are about to open.

James and Kyle take a look at the Metro Division as the draft and free agency are about to open. This episode includes an interesting discussion on the Carolina Hurricanes goaltending situation and the unique cap implications of Pytor Kochetkov.

With the 2023 NHL draft and free agency fast approaching, James and Kyle provide a quick run through of all the NHL Central Division teams. Please note: Ryan Johansen was acquired by Colorado after the podcast was recorded. That would make them retaining Compher less likely.