So word has come out over the last day that Rick Nash is, at least on some level, available in a trade from the Blue Jackets. So, the question is, who is Rick Nash and would you want him on your team? Nash has been a Blue Jacket from the day he was drafted first [...]
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Players Worth by Position – Revised
By David Johnson on May 17th, 2011
I wrote an article a few weeks ago about the offensive and defensive contribution (i.e. their HARO+ or HARD+ rating multiplied by ice time) of each position (C, LW, RW, D and G) but I have come to realize that my methodology is incorrect and thus the conclusions are incorrect (at least when looking at [...]
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The Career Progression of Grabovski-Kulemin-MacArthur Line
By David Johnson on April 21st, 2011
The best and most consistent line for the Maple Leafs this past season was the Grabovski-Kulemin-MacArthur line. This trio of forwards are all just entering their primes at ages 27, 24 and 26 respectively and they were the second, third and fourth leading point producers on the Leafs. I thought it might be interesting to [...]
Players Worth by Position
By David Johnson on April 15th, 2011
Before I get into the main subject of this post let me first point out that I have updated stats.hockeyanalysis.com to include all 1, 2, 3 and 4 year player ratings that can be calculated using the last 4 years of NHL data. For more information on my player ratings read this. I generate offense, [...]
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Introducing New Stats Site
By David Johnson on December 15th, 2010
I have been pretty quiet here recently not because of a lack of things I want to write about but because I needed to get my stats site up and running first so I can reference it in my writings. Plus, getting my stats site up has been on my todo list for a real [...]
Player Evaluation Model Improvements
By David Johnson on September 16th, 2010
On Monday I outlined an all-encompassing player evaluation model that allows us to evaluate every forward, defenseman and goalie under the same methodology. In short, the system compares how many goals are scored for and against while a player is on the ice and compares it to how many goals scored for/against one should expect [...]
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