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by Paul on 07/12/09 at 04:53 PM ET
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Rich Hammond of Inside the Kings pointed out a story from Gabriel Desjardins that appeared in the Wall Street Journal late Friday night…
Since most traditional hockey stats focus solely on offensive production, a better way to measure all-around talent is to pinpoint the players who are most important to their teams. To do this, we can rank every skater by who played the most in “clutch” situations—the last two minutes of tied or one-goal games. Those playing in these scenarios are, by and large, the most talented players in the league—NHL coaches know who needs to be on the ice when the game’s on the line, regardless of egos or contracts.
So which team has grabbed the most talent by this measure?
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pronger won too, and knuble with the wings in 98’.
I was actually really surprised to see Knuble on the list. Good signing by Washington. Philly will miss him more than they know.
Posted by DrW from Royal Oak, MI on 07/13/09 at 05:18 AM ET
Wow, the Wall ST. Journal. Who would’ve thunk it.
Posted by Lindas1st on 07/14/09 at 12:03 PM ET
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And…how many of these guys have won as stanley cup in the last 5 years? Less than 50% (I haven’t counted but at least scuderi, gomez, kubina as far as I know). Meaning the article really doesn’t mean anything except: “This guy may not ruin your chances at winning”
Posted by stoneman from vegas on 07/12/09 at 09:00 PM ET