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Kennedy continues to quietly tilt the ice
Late last year I wrote a an article about Tyler Kennedy and his amazing underlying stats. At the time Penguins were in full turnaround mode and the accolades were going to Sergei Gonchar on his ...
What to do with the Oilers' forwards - Top Six Potential
There's a scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian where the Centurion is looking for Brian after the crowd gives him a reprieve. The Centurion finds the jailer and his assistant and inquires as to...
What to do with the Oilers' forwards - The Fourth Liners
I looked at the Oilers' legitmate NHL players here and found that they've got a trio of tough minutes outscorers on the cheap. I'm going to look at the fourth liners next, and this may seem a bi...
Shot Distance vs. Shooting Percentage
The chart above is the 5-on-5 shooting percentage vs. shot distance data for every NHL forward who appeared in more than 20 games last season and averaged more than ten minutes per game (courtesy of ...
Oilers trade Brodziak to divisional rival
I'm an astronomer, not an astrologer, so my inclination is to look into the past rather than to foretell the future. While I'm keenly interested in the Entry Draft and where the new ...
2009 NHL Draft: Revisiting 1998 and 1999 and 2000 (Updated)
I've been talking a lot about using percentage of team offense as a measuring stick for draft-eligible players, but I haven't shown any proof that it works. Tonight, I decided I'd revisit the 19...
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