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June 3, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
I am planning that over the course of the summer and into next season I will get back into analyzing hockey statistics more in depth again. Over the past couple of seasons Corsi numbers have become much more prevalent so I thought I would start off by discussing what they are and my thoughts on them.
Corsi numbers [...]
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May 14, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
Their is not a huge list to chose from but in my mind these are the 3 best Centre’s in this years UFA class.
1. Patrick Marleau – Due to Sharks limited cap space the Sharks have and the playoff performance by Patrick Marleau the Sharks will have a very tough time retaining his services and he could find himself in the open market come July 1st. Patrick would be a great add for any team looking for a #1 Centre as he can skate, score and will take pride is his defensive game.
Approximate
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May 13, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
Their are many defenseman who I expect to break out next season, but these select few I expect to make the biggest jump from this season.
Erik Karlsson – Karlsson had a terrible start to the season for the Ottawa Senators and found himself in the minors because of it. However, when he was down there he immensely improved his game on both sides of the ice but his offense is what stands out the most. He ended up the season with 26 points in 60 games but he scored most of his points
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May 12, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com, the LA kings will be looking to make a splash come July 1st, though their is a chance none of these players will become UFA’s the chances are at least 1 of them will be. The LA Kings have a ton of interest in potential UFA forwards Patrick Marleau and Ilya Kovalchuk. The LA Kings tried to acquire Ilya Kovalchuk at the deadline but apparently the Kings offer was not as good as the Devils.
I personally think they LA Kings have a very good shot at signing
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May 12, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
With game 7 of the Canadiens, Penguins series set to go tonight, I am going to tell you my 3 x-factors that must step up for the Canadiens to win.
1. Hal Gill, he has been given the lovely task of trying to shutdown Sidney Crosby and the Penguins top line, though it hasn’t been easy he has done a fantastic job. Their is still work to be done. Hal Gill has held the Penguins captain to just 3 points in 5 games, all assists. When Hal was out of the lineup last game
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April 24, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
With another poor post-season in the books many Devils fans believe it is time for change….I am one of them, here is my off-season wish list.
1. Fire Jacques Lemaire, He is a great coach and can run a great defensive system however, come playoff time everyone steps up their defense. So if you are a defensive team you don’t have the advantage. Look at the Sabres for example, they are another high seed who is having trouble due to their system.
2. Hire Guy Carbonneau as his replacement, I have always liked him and
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April 19, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
The NHL has released it’s 3 nominees for the Vezina. Here are the nominees with their statistics.
NJD – Martin Brodeur 45-25-6 / .916 SV% / 2.24 GAA / 9 SO (Yet another great year)
PHX – Ilya Bryzgalov 42-20-6 / .920 SV% / 2.29 GAA / 8 SO (The Coyotes best player all year)
BUF – Ryan Miller 41-18-8 / .929 SV% / 2.22 GAA / 5 SO (All you need to see is his stats)
To be honest I think they are all great picks, who do you think should win?
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April 15, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
The New Jersey Devils played a very solid game yesterday, the only problem they had was the powerplay. In 6 attempts the New Jersey Devils failed to score just one and if they had of done so, they would have likely won however, they didn’t and in reality they lost and are down 1-0 in the series.
The next game is KEY for the Devils, if they lose they will be down 2-0 and heading to Philly….not how you want to start but if the Devils win the next game they will have the
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April 13, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
Washington vs Montreal
Washington was the run away leader in the eastern conference finishing 18 points ahead of second place New Jersey and 33 points ahead of 8th place Montreal. Washington was a middle of the road defensive team but was a truly dominant offensive team scoring on average 3.75 goals per game, more than a half a goal per game more than the Canucks who were the second most offensive team and 1.24 goals per game more than the Canadiens who ranked 26th in the league. Montreal has next to no chance of winning this series unless Jaroslav
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April 12, 2010 in puckosphereallstars by other
It is time, the playoffs are finally here, no more joking around. The New Jersey Devils will take on one of there division rivals the Philadelphia Flyers.
RECORDS
2. Devils 48-27-7 / 103 points
7. Flyers 41-35-6 / 88 points
PROJECTED LINES
Parise – Elias – Langenbrunner
Kovalchuk – Zajac – Clarkson
Rolston – Zubrus – McAmmond
Leblond – Niedermayer – Pelley
Martin – Skoula
Greene – Salvador
White – Mottau
PROJECTED STARTERS
Devils – Marty Brodeur
Flyers – Brian Boucher
GAME NOTES
The Flyers won the season series 5-1
The Flyers are 4-5-1 in there last 10
Micheal Leighton will return late in round 2
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