kuklaskorner.com - 11/25/2008
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We’ve had our fun identifying an MVP for the 1st Quarter of the NHL season (Alex Ovechkin, don’t you know), so now it’s only appropriate to focus the lens of statistical analysis on the opposite end of the league. Who has been the biggest disaster on ice so far? ...
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... None of us are surprised to see Sopel pretty high up there on The Forechecker's Least Valuable Player rankings. He could be selling himself short though - he's way less valuable than Zdeno Chara. ...
Hockey Don't Lose That Number: A Stats Roundup
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... , we hereby inaugurate our occasional survey of what the statisticians, and their stats, are saying. It’s hard enough to pick a Most Valuable Player, but how about a Least Valuable Player? Kukla’s Korner contributor Dirk Hoag — aka The Forechecker (also a member of our Hockey Night in Blogdom crew) — makes a very strong case for Rangers defenceman ...
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