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Empty Netter Assists - 6-9-09
Empty Netters —
... Game 6 has a different feel to it than last year's Game 6.
-The Penguins need some secondary scoring.
-If they lose this series, do Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (right, with Detroit forward Johan Franzen) have a shot at the Conn Smythe Trophy?
-Stay off the Penguins' logo in their locker room.
-The Penguins needed all of 10 minutes to sell 500 tickets to Game 6.
-Why is it so tough to win the Stanley Cup?
-Ratings are up in America.
-Shelly Anderson's ...
Bring your abacus, and a gas mask, to the hockey rink
On the Forecheck —
... sit on leads and leave themselves at risk of a comeback.
Coleman Analytics, Pt. II - mc79hockey.com
Following up on the NPR segment the other day featuring Mike Smith, the ex-NHL general manager whose company, Coleman Analytics, advises NHL teams using statistical analysis, mc79hockey notes one of the members of that group, and discusses the existence (or lack thereof) of "clutch" hockey players, which is one point of analysis that Smith uses..
How hard is it to win the Stanley Cup? - From The Rink Dr. Mirtle digs through the ...
248 days boils down to tonight
PensBurgh —
... James Mirtle has a great piece showing just how few players get their names on the Cup. Opportunities like the Penguins have had in the past two years really are rare. The players know this. Even though the franchise is in great position over the next decade to make many long playoff runs, it takes a certain mix of skill, coaching and the luck to get the bounces and stay healthy to make it this far. And it won't happen every year, so you have to make the most of it as players and as fans. ...
So you made the NHL. What are your chances at a Cup?
Lighthouse Hockey —
So you made the NHL. What are your chances at a Cup?
A fun breakdown of the numbers by James Mirtle at From the Rink.
"Well, only somewhere between 10 and 15 percent of players born in the last 60 years have managed to do so — and that could ...
Puck Headlines: Have the Wings learned their Game 6 lessons?
Puck Daddy —
... • Speaking of Hossa, Mirtle with an fascinating stats-based look at how hard it is to win the Stanley Cup: "Only somewhere between 10 and 15 per cent of players born in the last 60 years have managed to do so - and that could easily be a number that trends downward in a league with 30 teams and franchise players getting locked up on long-term deals." [From The Rink] ...
On the Brink
The Goose's Roost —
... In fact, when you take a look at how many players actually win a Stanley Cup in this era, I find it hard to blame anyone for taking a paycut to win a Stanley Cup. (Sidenote: Please give that Mirtle article a thorough read. Work like that justifies the Internet itself. James Mirtle puts Lolcatz and porn to shame.) ...
Red Wings-Penguins pre-Game 6 out-of-town press roundup--and ratings news
Snapshots —
... thing. Maybe that might catch up on me later when I realize how big this really was." And I loved this quip from Brian Rafalski: Wings defenceman Brian Rafalski gave an interesting response to a query about whether the team was motivated to win the Cup for teammate Marian Hossa, who left the Penguins after last spring's final loss to sign for less money with Detroit. "I'm going to be selfish," Rafalski said. "I want to lift it again myself." From the Rink : James Mirtle provided a statistical breakdown of the difficulties involved in winning the Stanley Cup, he wonders ...
How Hard Is It For A First Round Pick To Win A Stanley Cup?
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... James Mirtle at From The Rink had an interesting numbers crunch this morning, showing just how hard it is for an NHL'er to win the Stanley Cup. In the crunchdown, James' stats show what a small percentage of players playing at least on NHL game get to hoist the 33 pound mug. ...
Free Agent Centers & the Devils: Sami Pahlsson
In Lou We Trust —
... in 2003, 2006, and 2007 and in 2009 with Chicago, where he went to the third round or better in each of those four years? Pahlsson knows what it takes to win a Cup, having done so in 2007 - a rarer experience than you may expect based on what James Mirtle uncovered today. ...
How hard is it for an Ottawa Senators draft pick to win the Stanley Cup?
Silver Seven —
... In the spirit of From The Rink's James Mirtle's "How hard is it to win the Stanley Cup?" and Habs Eyes on the Prize's Robert L.'s " ...
The Caps, The Draft and The Cup
Japers' Rink —
... It's no secret that winning the Stanely Cup isn't easy, even for a first-round pick. In fact, at least one franchise hasn't drafted even a single player who has gone on to have his name engraved on the holiest of hockey grails (perhaps an indication as to who might win tomorrow night's winner-take-all Game 7). All of which raises the question, some version of which we always pose in these parts - how have the Caps fared in this regard?
Obviously the franchise has never picked a player who won the Cup for the team by whom he was ...
A Charming End To A Memorable Season
Japers' Rink —
... Mirtle recently analyzed the likelihood of an individual player winning a Stanley Cup championship in his hockey career. And I've wondered whether I'll ever be part of the even lower percentage of hockey fans who enjoy a Cup victory in their "fan career." The beginnings of the 2008-09 brought unprecedented hope for Caps country. A legitimate opportunity at ultimate victory. Yet, evil prevailed again. ...
