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Goalies Running on Empty

by Alanah McGinley on 05/02/08 at 01:53 PM ET
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From Eric Duhatschek at the Globe & Mail,

How much of a factor was fatigue in the slight, but discernible decline, in the overall performance of some of the NHL’s leading goaltending lights?

Or to put it another way, do NHL teams play their starting goaltenders too much in the regular season, only to discover there isn’t enough left in the tank to get them through four grueling playoff rounds?

more... *an in-depth look at goalie performance in the playoffs

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 Tags: goalies, goaltending, statistics,

Best and Worst NHL Player Values of 2008

by Alanah McGinley on 04/25/08 at 04:26 PM ET
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In today’s Canadian Business Online, writer Andy Holloway gives a brief rundown on the numerous ways that the NHL seems to have made gains in the U.S. this season, summarizing the positive situation with renewed television contracts, the increasing criticisms of traditional sports networks for non-athletic sports broadcasting, and even mentioning NHL.com’s record-setting online numbers from earlier in the week.

Also included in the article was a link to CBO’s annual assessment of the best values in the NHL:

Canadian Business Online put the NHL to the test to find the players who offer the best mix of high performance and low cost. These are the best value players. They’re not necessarily hockey’s most skilled in absolute terms — nor are they always the cheapest monetarily — but it’s the dream team for fans and cash-strapped owners.

And who are the worst value players?

Includes charts and slideshows. Data current to April 6, 2008.

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 Tags: media, nhl+salaries, statistics,

All Bunched Together

by Paul on 02/20/08 at 09:05 PM ET
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from STATS Blog,

Parity seems to be a byproduct of the new NHL. Nine of the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference are in first place or within five points of it. Only two teams in the East are more than 10 points out of first.

The division leaders in the Western Conference—Detroit, Minnesota and Dallas—have larger leads than their Eastern counterparts, but parity still figures in a tight playoff race. Take the runaway Red Wings and Pacific-leading Stars out of the equation, and the next 10 teams in the Western Conference standings are separated by just 10 points.

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 Tags: playoff+race, statistics,