Max Term Podcast

Max Term Podcast

By Kyle Stich & James FinchSportsHockey
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Max Term Podcast episodes

  • Analysis of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline

    In the latest episode, James and Kyle run through all the trades from March 1st until the end of the NHL trade deadline. How did Carolina do with the Mikko Rantanen trade?  Did Buffalo do well in the Dylan Cozens trade? Did Toronto use their assets wisely? Did Boston do well in their teardown? Did Winnipeg do enough? Were there any head scratching decisions? How important is winning the Atlantic and Central? Did that contribute to some decisions?

    1 hr 32 min
  • Top Trade Targets at 4 Nations Break

    In the latest episode, James and Kyle look at Frank Seravalli's current trade board and discuss if they those players on the move, what the price might be, and which teams could or maybe should be making a call.

    1 hr 18 min
  • Revisiting Preseason

    James and Kyle revisit how wrong they were with their preseason predictions, with a look around how things are playing out in the NHL. They also take a look forward at who they expect to make the playoffs, win in the playoffs, and which players will take home end of season awards.

    1 hr 12 min
  • NHL CBA Changes That Make Sense

    In the latest episode, James and Kyle discuss potential changes to the CBA:

    • How OT can be improved
    • Offside/Goalie Interference Reviews
    • 3-2-1 Point System
    • No-Trade Clauses
    • Max Terms
    • Buyouts
    • Tax-Neutral CBA
    • Expansion
    • 1 hr 10 min
    • Max Stat & MidSeason Contract Projections

      James and Kyle are back to introduce two new exciting projects:

      1) AFP Analytic midseason contract projections are live and they take you through an overview of those.

      2) Max Stat Beta - James and Kyle discuss their all-encompassing ability metric, Max Stat, which they have released in a beta version.

      Tune in to learn more on both!

      1 hr 14 min
    • Where Does Blame Fall with the Buffalo Sabres

      In the latest episode, James & Kyle unpack the Buffalo Sabres' issues yet again amidst their 11 game winless streak. Where does blame fall? On Players? Coaches? Management? Ownership? What are the solutions? Are there quick fixes or is another season lost?

      1 hr 46 min
    • Bouncing around Current NHL topics

      In the latest episode, James and Kyle hit on some "current events" - starting with the Blackhawks coaching change, talking about teams with the most smoke around them - Predators, Islanders, Rangers, Sabres - some thoughts on 4 Nations and who is over/under performing.

      1 hr 15 min

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    James Finch & Kyle Stich of AFP Analytics discuss player contracts, team building, salary cap management, and the general business and analytics of hockey and other sports. Kyle brings 10 years of…