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NHL playoffs 2010 - Tom Awad: Jaroslav Halak was the most valuable player of...
Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus follows up with something he's been doing all year -- Player Power Rankings, or PPR -- for the first round of the playoffs. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Jaroslav Halak was No....
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- Tom Awad: In the quest for the Stanley Cup, how much do...
Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.
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NHL playoffs 2010 - Tom Awad: Jaroslav Halak remains the top Conn Smythe...
Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus follows up with something he's been doing all year -- Player Power Rankings, or PPR -- for the second round of the playoffs. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Jaroslav Halak remains...
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NHL playoffs 2010 - Jonathan Toews, Michael Leighton leading the Conn Smythe...
With both the Hawks and the Flyers holding 2-0 leads in their series, Chicago's Jonathan Toews and Philly's Michael Leighton have passed the Canadiens' keeper in the race for the postseason MVP.
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2010 NHL playoffs - Conn Smythe Trophy showdown comes down to Jonathan Toews...
For two straight weeks of Puck Prospectus' Conn Smythe watch, Jonathan Toews and Michael Leighton have been 1-2 in the rankings (after ousting Jaroslav Halak). As the Cup finals begin, so too does...
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Stanley Cup finals 2010 - Blackhawks' puck possession skills are a huge...
Eight of the top 12 teams of the past 12 years in the category of 'shot differential' made at least the conference finals. That's an indicator of the importance of the stat (which speaks to puck...
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NHL: Chris Pronger vs. Sidney Crosby is elite vs. elite, and Pronger...
Tom Awad looks at the career of Chris Pronger -- Hart Trophy winner, playoff god, etc. -- specifically in the context of shutting down an opponent's top forward. Sidney Crosby is next up for the big...
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Analyzing the odds of each playoff team winning the...
Hockey Prospectus analyzes the playoff odds for every team in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Washington Capitals G Michal Neuvirth climbs...
Michal Neuvirth has risen rapidly up the Conn Smythe Watch, compiled by Hockey Prospectus. But not all names on the list will see Round 2.
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2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning G Dwayne Roloson is...
At 41 years of old, Dwayne Roloson has helped lead the Lightning to a 2-0 series lead in Round 2 against the mighty Washington Capitals and leads the current playoff MVP race.
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NHL realignment playoff system inherently unfair
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus analyzes the NHL's new postseason plan and finds it unfair to teams in the two western conferences, who will have to spend more to compete, face worse odds for playoff...
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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Claude Giroux, Braden Holtby lead Conn Smythe Watch
Claude Giroux has emerged as the early leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, given annually to the NHL's playoff MVP, but Washington rookie goaltender Braden Holtby is close behind.
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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Mike Smith, Claude Giroux lead Conn Smythe Watch
Mike Smith has emerged as the leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, given annually to the NHL's playoff MVP, but Claude Giroux is close behind.
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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Jonathan Quick behind Mike Smith in Conn Smythe...
Mike Smith is still the leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, but Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick has jumped up to the No. 2 spot. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist ranks No. 4 and could continue to move up if...
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Nathan MacKinnon leads the early playoff player rankings - 2014 Stanley Cup...
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus shares his first installment of the postseason player rankings of top 10 forwards, top five defensemen and top five goalies. Nathan MacKinnon, Paul Martin and Tuukka Rask...
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