Most of the top skaters (non-goalies*) in the NHL were drafted in the first round. In fact, if you take a close look, most of them were drafted in the top 5 overall. This is particularly true of forwards. Think of the top players in the game and you think of guys like Crosby, Oveckin, Sedin, Stamkos, Toews, etc.
(*Goalies are a different bea [...]
Monthly archives for March, 2011
How They Slipped Through the Cracks
Most of the top skaters (non-goalies*) in the NHL were drafted in the first round. In fact, if you take a close look, most of them were drafted in the top 5 overall. This is particularly true of forwards. Think of the top players in the game and you think of guys like Crosby, Oveckin, Sedin, Stamkos, Toews, etc.
(*Goalies are a different bea [...]
A Brief Playoff History: 2006-2010
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If you want to try to predict the future, all you have is the past. One might object by suggesting that we have the ‘present’, but that’s really just the recent past. I’m keenly interested in trying to predict the future. In the realm of hockey, the thing that most interests me is predicting future cup winners [...]
NHL Playoff Preview – Contender...
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It’s never too early to start placing your bets. I placed mine back in July once free agency had ended. At that point I determined that one of four teams would win the Stanley Cup in 2011 – Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, or Detroit. All four had had recent playoff success (all but Vancouver had been to the SCF in th [...]