Defence, something that is spoken of all too often in today’s NHL. However, it remains a vital part to any team’s success, case in point, the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils. Their team starts and ends primarily with Martin Brodeur, the
Montreal Canadiens Current Lines
It’s a “special” time in the NHL at the moment, a time that comes only once a year. No, it’s obviously not the playoffs, or the March 9 trade deadline. That’s right, you guessed it, it’s the NHL midseason!
Special teams, the pride of some teams, and the nemesis of others. The powerplay and penalty kill are increasingly becoming a vital aspect of a team’s success in the modern era of the National Hockey League. One of the ways to judge a team’s special teams success is through the PP/PK “index”. This is done … Continue reading PP/PK analysis
The Donald Audette saga in Montreal has come to an end, as Canadiens’ General Manager Bob Gainey announced late Friday that the team has reached a buyout with the winger, making him an unrestricted free agent. Terms of the buyout were not disclosed.
Statistics as of games played through January 5th, 2004. # PLAYERS POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG SHOTS PCT 57 Balej, Jozef RW 40 20 19 39 +15 20 3 2 5 127 .157 X Gratton, Benoit C 25 14 20 34 +7 39 5 0 2 54 .259 X … Continue reading Hamilton Bulldogs 2003-04 Statistics (Jan. 5)
Another of the highly debated statistics is the faceoff. Some say that faceoffs aren’t important at all, it’s not like they actually contribute to scoring. Others say the exact opposite, they do contribute to scoring, plus they are important in your own defensive zone. Personally, I’m inclined to agree with the latter here, how often does … Continue reading Faceoffs from the Habs perspective
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Currency is not a friend of Canadian NHL teams. All teams in Canada have to pay all of their expenses (particularly) player salaries in American funds, however they only generate revenues in Canadian currency. This puts all Canadian teams at a disadvantage, as really, they’re paying more than what one may expect. However, as we … Continue reading Payrolls from a Canadian perspective
Something a lot of analysts tend to mull over these days is shots on goal. Last week, we looked at shots for, this week shots against. The main question here is are shots allowed that important? Everyone knows this is the case for New Jersey, but does that mean that this is the case for … Continue reading Shots allowed-big deal or not?