There is a longstanding and heated debate on what makes an effective hockey player.
Some argue that it's size.
Others argue that it is skating or vision, or better yet, that it's something indeterminable like "hockey awareness".
In reality, players require the right mix all these skills -- both in smarts and athleticism -- to have success at the NHL level.
While what makes for an effective player certainly remains debatable, who is and isn't effective shows up on the ice and, ultimately, in a players' measurables (ie: statistics).
Measuring The Winnipeg Jets' Effectiveness - Defensemen Edition
Arctic Ice Hockey 9/19/2012
Who said 13 is an unlucky number? The Kings won for the 13th consecutive time at Staples Center, blanking the San Jose Sharks 3-0 behind 24 saves by goalie Jonathan Quick on Thursday night.
Los Angeles took a 3-2 series lead with the win and are now on the brink of advancing to the Western Confer
After squeezing into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings now are one victory away from eliminating the Presidents' Trophy winner and advancing to the conference finals.
Jimmy Howard made 28 saves for his second career shutout and Jakub Kindl scored on the po
One moment, the Rangers appeared on their way to being swept out of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins.
The next, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask stumbled and fell, literally, and the Rangers suddenly had new life.
The Rangers capitalized Rask’s miscue to battle back from a two-goal second peri
Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is the new head coach and vice president of hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche.
Roy takes over the coaching duties from Joe Sacco, who was let go after Colorado finished this season last in the Western Conference with a 16-25 record.
Roy played in Color
Brad Richards sits out tonight. I'm his friend, so of course no one in New York could get a fair hearing from me. But for the record, here's my take.
In 2011, Brad chose to sign with the Rangers against the advice of his agency. They certainly did not argue against New York, but they had laid out
Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scoffed at the notion, put forth by Sharks forward TJ Galiardi, that goalie Jonathan Quick engages in “a little embellishment.”
Doughty stood up for his goalie Quick, a spirited defense, and then said the San Jose player is a noted diver. He took issue with the c
The first domino in the Coyotes’ pivotal offseason is set to fall. And it appears it will fall in the right direction.
Multiple sources have confirmed that the NHL and team are finalizing a new contract for general manager Don Maloney. The terms of the deal are not yet known, nor is a timeline
Alain Vigneault officially found himself on the unemployment line on Wednesday afternoon as Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis swung the axe after a second consecutive first-round exit.
You can be sure the news didn’t come as a total shock to Vigneault, who has been around the coachi
It has been about a month since the Blue Jackets’ season ended and two months since contract talks between the club and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky started, but the sides are no closer to reaching a deal.
“We’ve talked. We’ve exchanged ideas,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said this
Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch tonight as the New York Rangers try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Bruins.
Richards told reporters after Thursday's morning skate that head coach John Tortorella told him over the phone earlier in
Sharks forward TJ Galiardi said Wednesday that Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is guilty of "a little embellishment every now and then" in this Western Conference semifinal series as he tries to draw penalties on San Jose forwards.
"What kind of bugs me about him, I don't know if I should
With Game 5 set for Friday at Consol Energy Center, and the Senators reeling, Alfredsson was forced to be blunt when asked if his club could rebound.
"Probably not," Alfredsson said. "[Pittsburgh's] depth and our play right now … it doesn't look too good.
"When you look at what we did, it wa
Maybe it's posturing, maybe it's reality, but at this juncture it doesn't appear Alex Burmistrov is prepared to extend his time with the Winnipeg Jets.
Two league sources have told the Free Press Burmistrov, due to become a restricted free agent on July 5, has no intention of re-signing with the
James Neal scored twice, the power play cashed in twice, and the Penguins chased Craig Anderson from the net for the second time this series to beat Ottawa, 7-3, at Scotiabank Place Wednesday night and take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
After giving up another shorthanded goal to open the game, t
After skating again on Wednesday afternoon during an optional practice at Madison Square Garden, Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg indicated "there's a chance" he could play in Game 4 Thursday night against the New York Rangers.
However, the Bruins -- up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series -- also
Soon to be restricted free agent Alex Burmistrov reportedly does not want to be a Winnipeg Jet anymore.
According to a report in the Winnipeg Free Press by Gary Lawless - who is also a drive-time host on TSN 1290 Radio in Winnipeg - two league sources stated that the 21-year-old, who wished to be
Less than two years after guiding the Vancouver Canucks to within one win of a Stanley Cup championship, the team is ready to part ways with head coach Alain Vigneault.
Sources tell TSN that Vigneault will be fired today, after the Canucks were ousted in four games by the sixth-seeded San Jose Sh
Flyers winger Jake Voracek reportedly totaled his Ferrari in an accident Wednesday morning near his hometown of Klando, Czech Republic.
Despite how bad the accident looks, there were no injuries according to a story posted on Sport.cz, the same site that posted the pictures below.
The good fol
Veteran defenceman Andy Sutton has retired from the NHL, ending a 15-year career beset by injuries.
Sutton played in 676 NHL games, most recently with Edmonton. He also suited up for San Jose, Minnesota, Atlanta, the New York Islanders, Ottawa and Anaheim.
He registered 1,134 hits, 1,164 block
Mark Stone is expected to be in and Cory Conacher will likely be out of the Ottawa Senators lineup in Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday.
Ottawa Senators Paul MacLean says that Stone, who played in Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs last spring against the New York Rangers,
Veteran defenseman Andy Sutton announced his retirement Wednesday.
Sutton, who turned 38 in March, was a member of the Edmonton Oilers during the 2012-13 season, but did not play due to injury. He played 52 games for the Oilers in 2011-12.
"My NHL career enabled me to not only play the game I
The Rangers already were facing a problem of depth — the Bruins have it and they lack it.
Things didn’t get any better in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal at the Garden, dropping the Rangers into a 3-0 series hole and to the brink of eli
Turns out the Sharks were not blowing smoke, and now their series with the Los Angeles Kings has become a simple best-of-three.
Dominating early and with Joe Thornton playing an inspired -- and inspiring -- game, San Jose held on Tuesday night to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at HP Pavilion, k
A pair of third-period goals created by the fourth line gave the Bruins a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
At 3:10 of the third, the Bruins tied the game at 1-1. Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell, and Shawn Thornton won multiple r
This is the Facebook posting Monday night of Stephane Roy, the brother of Patrick. That posting and the events that happened because of it have created one of the more bizarre days of my 22-year reporting career at the Post. That post is clear enough – a couple of spelling mistakes aside: “For a
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