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Teams That Are Bound To Get Better/Worse
I ve been getting a lot of comments on my look at the Toronto Maple Leafs this morning. In it, I argued that the Leafs save percentage and shooting percentage are unsustainably low, with both being worse than the expansion Atlanta Thrashers , the low water mark for NHL teams over the ...
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Tortorella Reinvents the New York Rangers
Tortorella Reinvents the New York Rangers
puckupdate.com — Arthur Staple writes about what everyone watching the Rangers has noticed: the team has undergone a dramatic... reinvention . Between the coaching changes and the personnel changes, the Rangers are almost completely different. And it seems like John Tortorella’s coaching is responsible for ... (more) Tortorella Reinvents the New York Rangers
Rangers Recap: Rangers 7 Leafs 2
Rangers Recap: Rangers 7 Leafs 2
blueshirtbanter.com — More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP about 2 hours ago: New York Rangers' Donald... Brashear (87) fights with Toronto Maple Leafs' Colton Orr (28) during the first period of an NHL hockey game ... (more) Rangers Recap: Rangers 7 Leafs 2
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The Nashville Predators are bound to start scoring, right?
On the Forecheck — ... Over at Hockey Do or Die!, Jonathan Willis breaks down team performance so far, to get an idea of which teams are so far outside the norms that perhaps fans of those teams should calm down, and write it off to a short-term statistical blip that will work itself out over time. ...

Puck Previews: Kings, Rangers battle for coastal supremacy
Puck Daddy — ... Reading -Dustin Byfuglien(notes) would like to give Ray Emery(notes) a run in the fashion department. [Not Qualified to Comment] -The Capitals and their season ticket holders held a get together at the local Six Flags America. Much funnel cake was had. [On Frozen Blog]  -Looking at the best and worst shooting percentages seo far. Nashville at 4.7%? Ouch. [Hockey or Die] -Furthering the discussion about re-jiggering NHL standings, Jared adds his two cents and asks, ...

Nightly Hockey Hits: Report claims Isles arena project abandoned, Teams that are bound to get better/worse, Evander Kane is a virtual lock to stick with the Thrashers, Are the Red Wings in trouble?
IllegalCurve.com — ... ahead of Gretzky.  How must that weigh on the kid as he tries to match the exploits of Wayne G. Behind the Net:  The Leaf’s PK:  Does it suck this much?  Sure does. Icethetics:  Habs centennial jerseys.  Love those last two jerseys.  Can’t wait to see them. Stayclassy:  A goaltending solution for the Flyers, Red Wings, Capitals or Blackhawks.  Is it time to get ‘Giggy’? Hockey or Die:  Teams that are bound to get better/worse.   I think the ...

Fantasy Hockey Scouts: Daily Dosage - Oct 16th, 2009
Fantasy Hockey Scouts — ... Hockey or Die takes a look at the teams that might be getting a bit lucky.  Not surprisingly, Atlanta and Colorado are at the top of the list.  ...

Edmonton Oilers – Exploring the shot differential puzzle?
Low On Oil - An Edmonton Oilers hockey blog — ... everywhere around us.  The are in every break of the game and in every minute and every second…  As for the Edmonton Oilers, the question remains in terms of where they have found these inches… By the numbers: What do these numbers tell us? Right off the top, two things really jump out.  First, the Edmonton Oilers currently have the highest shooting percentage in the league.  Secondly, they have the lowest number of shots per game in the league.  Already, Jonathan Willis over at Hockey or Die (The Score], has argued that many teams are benefiting from some very high and ...

Sharks Gameday: Jack (& Friends) In The Box
Fear The Fin — ... 2) Goal scoring at evens has been marginal. San Jose, god bless em', has managed to take advantage of their ever-dangerous power play. A 34.5% road conversion rate is admirable but, as Jonathan Willis noted last Wednesday, will eventually regress to the mean. ...

The ephemeral nature of hot starts
From The Rink — ... Smarter statistical minds than my own have written about the small sample size effect when it comes to things like this (Jonathan Willis does a nice job here, for example) and how, over the long term, there's effectively a minimum and maximum for metrics like shooting and save percentages. Colorado, so far, is over their max on both, and barring something historic happening over an 82-game schedule, they will begin to have far more difficulty scoring goals and keeping them out of their own net. (Even if the latter comes as a result of Anderson taking a breather once in a blue ...

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Prospal Scores 2, Including No. 200, in NYR WinNYT > Hockey 10/15/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Vinny Prospal scored two goals -- including his 200th in the NHL -- during first-period power plays and the New York Rangers stretched their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. ...
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