Rachel Kryshak May 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Rachel Kryshak is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She's worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. More than ever, the NHL is a young man's game. The coaches that have adjusted to that -- be it in their communication styles with the younger generation or their willingness to allow for mistakes and development -- have been the most successful. Sometimes a player's development is derailed when a rebuilding team is bad for long enough that players are pushed down the depth chart because of lottery picks entering the fold. This was the case with Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale with the Anaheim Ducks , and both of them are now thriving with the Philadelphia Flyers .…