Monthly Archives: January 2015

How much do zone starts matter part II: A lot on their own, not that much in aggregate

In Part I of our review of zone starts, we looked at the how the traditional definition of zone starts varied from what most people would consider a “true” zone start, and found that when we applied the true zone

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How much do zone starts matter part I: (Maybe) not as much as we thought

In 2013-2014 Boyd Gordon and Manny Malholtra were two of the worst players in raw CF% across the league at 42.3% and 41.6% respectively. Most people would argue that their results were not all that surprising given that they faced

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Hockey Prospectus: Whose special teams are really special this year?

Today on Hockey Prospectus I’ve got an article up looking at how each team’s special teams units have performed against expectations this year. Take a look at it here.

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Hockey Prospectus: Randy Carlyle’s Effect on Puck Possession and Scoring Chances

I’ve got an article up over at Hockey Prospectus on Randy Carlyle and his effect on puck possession and scoring chances. Hint: it wasn’t pretty. If you’re interested, you can read it here.

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