The Bettman Mechanism
As the season winds down and playoff hopes extinguish quick, the Bettman point and three-point games effects on the standings drive teams and fans nuts. All for the sake of parity. It’s an extra point...
View ArticleNHL Playoff Preview: East
Welcome to the playoffs! This preview is fairly simple to navigate through, but there are some elements that require some explanation. Stats and graphics were compiled and prepared by Gus Katsaros and...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs Preview: West
Welcome to the playoffs! This preview is fairly simple to navigate through, but there are some elements that require some explanation. Stats and graphics were compiled and prepared by Gus Katsaros and...
View ArticleNHL ’13-14 B2B Rested/Tired: Alberta Dirty Little Secret Edition
Continuing the tradition, this is the annual back-to-back breakdown the NHL schedule between rested and tired teams. The 2013-14 version features an NHL post-lockout #1 record based around the Battle...
View ArticleRate Stats Relative to 3-Year Average Ratios – Underperformers
During the time period when writing the Yearbook, some basic fundamentals used in some element of analysis don’t ever see the light of day. Summer 2013 was no different, particularly, with scoring in...
View ArticleRate Stats Relative to 3-Year Average Ratios – Overperformers
I put up a post describing the use of a comparative ratio using players ’12-13 production rate stats (per 60 minutes) divided by their 3- and 5-year averages – excluding the shortened season. The point...
View ArticleAHL: 2013-14 3-in-3 Sets
This post highlighting the AHL schedules was scheduled earlier in the rotation, originally constructed before I presented the CHL 3-in-3 sets for all member clubs. The NHL feeder league that schedules...
View ArticleNHL Weekly Breakdown 2013-14
For poolies, save those players games for late in the season, as the end of the 2013-14 season is very heavy in games and could be an opportunity lost. Take into consideration how many games your...
View ArticleKats Krunch: Q1 NHL Score-Adjusted Metrics & Situational TOI
American Thanksgiving marked the unofficial end of the first quarter of the NHL season and time for some retrospection of some teams. Traditionally, I’d turn to typical Corsi and Fenwick along with...
View ArticleKats Krunch: Tale of Two Power Plays
Two teams, two power plays with two diverse results, while sharing a common affliction. I had the opportunity to take in the Stars as they rolled in through the ACC to play the Maple Leafs on Dec 3,...
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