Id be shocked if he isn't in the top 5 of voting, that's for sure.
- Byfuglien Ate Me

top 5 doesn't = winning and he won't...
Buf is da bomb but not for the Norris...

Nash is shooting at 16.6% per NHL.com and OVi is at 13%... not crazy... take away Ovi's PPG and he has been average. i still dont understand why teams dont play WSH PP as a 4 v 3 and take ovi out of the play.
- richardson30

I'd say OVI over Nash, who cares if his points are on the PP a goal is a goal and there is no one better in the league the OVI who gets them.

As well 5 on 5 OVI has been playing amazing and if you watch caps games he has been playing 2 way hockey, offensive and Defensive

Not to mention the Rangers without Nash are a much better team then the Caps without OVI

So what your saying is that Corsi is the only stat that matters
- HealthyScratch6

Not at all. I simply tried to balance offense and defense and come to a conclusion. Feel free to disagree, but I think its a fair analysis.

Nash is shooting at 16.6% per NHL.com and OVi is at 13%... not crazy... take away Ovi's PPG and he has been average. i still dont understand why teams dont play WSH PP as a 4 v 3 and take ovi out of the play.
- richardson30

My shooting percentage stats are based on 5v5 from War on Ice.

I have to agree with the Rangers fans (unfortunately), that team without Nash is nowhere near 2nd in the east. Maybe even out of the playoffs. The fact that they are doing that well with Lundquist out is unreal. I think OV or Kane are next but both have way more talent around them. Kopitar is the best forward on the 9th place team in the West. Nobody on losing teams win these awards, let's be realistic.
- neem55

They won six in a row and are in the Playoffs now. They'll easily make it and should be one of the favorites to win the Cup.

Muzzin is one of the most underpaid players in the league, but not a single GM in the league would take Muzzin over Weber... did you look at +/-??
- richardson30

No, because it isn't 1973.

top 5 doesn't = winning and he won't...
Buf is da bomb but not for the Norris...
- geta02it

I think he deserves it, just IMO.


Hey, you hear anymore about the Iggy back to Calgary at the deadline?

(frank) Corsi and all those so called analytics. Ask Toronto how that poophead Dubas they hired who is all about analytics how that's working for them. If you use these bull poop stats to determine who's a good hockey player, Stop and Stop calling yourself a hockey fan cause your not and watch a (frank)ing game. By the way Tanner I stopped reading when I saw Corsi so I really don't care what your con conclusion was.

Props for using a pic of Kopi from his rookie year!
That might have been the game he undressed Pronger and scored.

I think he deserves it, just IMO.


Hey, you hear anymore about the Iggy back to Calgary at the deadline?
- Byfuglien Ate Me

I think he deserves mention but thats about it... He won't be at the banquet for the Norris...just the buffet...

I sure as (frank) hope not. I'd love to see Iggy retire here but do it like Nabokov did with the Sharks... I think he'd be too much of a distraction and besides its Gio's team...

I think he deserves it, just IMO.


Hey, you hear anymore about the Iggy back to Calgary at the deadline?
- Byfuglien Ate Me

I'd probably put him as a dark horse for the hart. He carried the jets through Dec/Jan while the d-corps was decimated with injuries.

him winning the norris seems too muddled.

Nash is shooting at 16.6% per NHL.com and OVi is at 13%... not crazy... take away Ovi's PPG and he has been average. i still dont understand why teams dont play WSH PP as a 4 v 3 and take ovi out of the play.
- richardson30

Because it opens up the ice on the right hand side and leaves room for a defencman to move in and create a give and go play. It not like they are lacking in offensive defence man depth. Isolating one player on a PP is just asking to get scored on. The best thing you can do is take away space as a group.

Props for using a pic of Kopi from his rookie year!
That might have been the game he undressed Pronger and scored.
- Stu17

I think there's actually only two choices!

I'd probably put him as a dark horse for the hart. He carried the jets through Dec/Jan while the d-corps was decimated with injuries.

him winning the norris seems too muddled.
- Tumbleweed

Good point!

Byfuglien for the Hart!

I think there's actually only two choices!
- James_Tanner

True...

Good point!

Byfuglien for the all you can eat buffet!
- Byfuglien Ate Me

I don't know how to even start with the things that are wrong in this blog.

Among the top 6 scorers on the Kings this year, Kopitar is the only one who is a minus in the +/- category. I absolutely agree that he is a fantastic two-way forward to put him alone at the top, based on his stats is a bit ridiculous. If anyone should be getting looked at for his two-way play, it should be Ovechkin. A -35 from last year to a +11 this year is pretty impressive. He has elevated his defense immensely while having one of his best offensive seasons. Just my thoughts.

Among the top 6 scorers on the Kings this year, Kopitar is the only one who is a minus in the +/- category. I absolutely agree that he is a fantastic two-way forward to put him alone at the top, based on his stats is a bit ridiculous. If anyone should be getting looked at for his two-way play, it should be Ovechkin. A -35 from last year to a +11 this year is pretty impressive. He has elevated his defense immensely while having one of his best offensive seasons. Just my thoughts.
- dcetlin

Plus Minus is a discredited stat and is meaningless.

Tyler Johnson

When the Hell did you jump ship....to the Wild?
- Jeropotato

We all decided to have a playoff team. I failed with that pick as well.

Byfuglien will win the Norris. No questions asked.
- Byfuglien Ate Me

impressive for a RW

I believe the massive Corsi difference (58 to 49) more than accounts for the seven points. I also think that along with Kadri, Muzzin is the most underappreciated player in the NHL.
- James_Tanner

If you are going to base your decision on who the best D man this year is on Corsi numbers then your just kidding yourself. While corsi can give you useful information on the players, you can not use that to say Doughty has been better than Weber this year. Ask anyone who has watched a majority of the games this year and they will tell you how impressive Weber has been. I'm not saying Doughty hasn't been good because he has, but his season so far hasn't surpassed Weber's.

In the NHL it is all about winning games and Weber has led his team to first place in the west so far with more goals, points and a way better +/- than Doughty. LA will be lucky to even make it into the playoffs this year. But like I said, all stats aside... if you have watched the games and/or ask someone who has I guarantee they say Weber has been the best D-man this year. Hell, ask players on other teams and they will tell you the same thing.

As for the most underappreciated player in the league: you could have that debate about a lot of players in the NHL. A lot of it has to do with the way the media portrays the player - Fans that don't watch the games and just watch the highlights or watch some of the games only see and know what is said about the player from the media's perspective. Yea, Kadri doesn't get a lot of love from a lot of people, and while he hasn't had a bad season and he is still young... he still makes a TON of mistakes out there. I've been a leafs fan my whole life, I've played hockey since I was 5 and I haven't missed more than a handful of leaf games in the past 5-10 years... trust me Kadri has a LONG way to go before he reaches his potential. He has a plethera of offensive talent but the giveaways, lack of backchecking/coverage in his own zone and odd boneheaded play would make me say he isn't in the category of most 'underappreciated' player in the league.

when Corsi has become more important than goals, you have yourself a bullpoop stat

when Corsi has become more important than goals, you have yourself a bullpoop stat
- jimbro83

Rick Nash's Corsi during 2014 playoffs, amazing. Scored 3 goals. This year Nash has a below average Corsi, 35 goals. CORSI!!!!!!!