I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN June 12th Recap
by Ben's Grandpa on Jun 12, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
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A couple of months ago, our League of Extraordinary Statisticians discussed what stat they consult when thinking about a player's value. The general consensus was that there isn't a singular stat that captures everything; as usual, they were wrong. While they agonized over the Corsis and the Fenwicks and all those other things they dream up in their basement, they totally missed the mark. Let's just make this easy for you guys: this year's worst and best players (minimum 30 games played, though I should make it 82 you pansies)...
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | GP | PIM | Minor Pen | Major Pen | PIM/G | Maj/G |
| 605th | Loui Eriksson | DAL | L | 79 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.101 | 0.000 |
| 606th | Mats Zuccarello | NYR | L | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.095 | 0.000 |
| 607th | Brian Campbell | CHI | D | 65 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.092 | 0.000 |
| 608th | Nick Leddy | CHI | D | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.087 | 0.000 |
| 609th | Dan Sexton | ANA | R | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.085 | 0.000 |
| 610th | Trevor Lewis | LAK | C | 72 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.083 | 0.000 |
| 611th-T | Cal O'Reilly | NSH | C | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
| 611th-T | Vladimir Zharkov | NJD | R | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
| 613th | Jared Spurgeon | MIN | D | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.038 | 0.000 |
Seriously, hit something. I guess it could be worse...
| Rank | Player | Tm | Pos | GP | PIM | Minor Pen | Major Pen | PIM/G | Maj/G |
| Dead Last | Kyle Wellwood | SJS | C | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Even the octopus got a penalty this year.
Now, for the winner of the, you guessed it, Heart Trophy...
| Rank | Player | Tm | Pos | GP | PIM | Minor Pen | Major Pen | PIM/G | Maj/G |
| 1st | George Parros | ANA | R | 78 | 171 | 8 | 27 | 2.192 | 0.346 |
| 2nd | Jared Boll | CBJ | R | 73 | 182 | 15 | 24 | 2.493 | 0.329 |
| 3rd | Cam Janssen | STL | R | 54 | 131 | 13 | 17 | 2.426 | 0.315 |
| 4th | Zenon Konopka | NYI | C | 82 | 307 | 31 | 25 | 3.744 | 0.305 |
| 5th | Colton Orr | TOR | R | 46 | 128 | 14 | 14 | 2.783 | 0.304 |
| 6th | Trevor Gillies | NYI | L | 39 | 165 | 15 | 11 | 4.231 | 0.282 |
| 7th | Krys Barch | DAL | R | 44 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 1.818 | 0.273 |
| 8th | Paul Bissonnette | PHX | L | 48 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 1.479 | 0.271 |
| 9th | Kevin Westgarth | LAK | C | 56 | 105 | 10 | 15 | 1.875 | 0.268 |
| 10th-T | Zack Stortini | EDM | R | 32 | 76 | 8 | 8 | 2.375 | 0.250 |
| 10th-T | Kyle Clifford | LAK | L | 76 | 141 | 13 | 19 | 1.855 | 0.250 |
Congrats to George Parros and everyone else on this list. Your teams would've won been lost without you.
This week's articles:
Tuesday: The Hottest Ticket in Winnipeg
Grandpa's Analysis: So young, so full of life...it's like the Jets were never ruthlessly plucked away by the sweaty fingers of a warm-weather franchise and its snide little muse.
Wednesday: Statistical OOPS
GA: You didn't resolve the larger problem: counting these things in the first place.
Thursday: BZS 2.0: Ironing Things Out a Bit
GA: Yeah, that totally cleared things up for me. I was so worried.
Thursday: Kevin Cheveldayoff is not Tim Cheveldae
GA: You mean Tim Cheveldae the firefighter?
Friday: Who We Be, Winnipeg HC? --- Centres
GA: Too long, didn't read. Man, those jerseys were ugly.
The sad part is that Parros won't get the recognition he deserves. Unless I save hockey.
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If I’m rating enforcers, let’s assume they’re all terrible at hockey. Arguably the most important thing is major to minor ratio. That’s why Orr is such a liability, but Parros at least takes someone to the box with him.
I’ve never seen any evidence that having an enforcer actually “protects” star players (in terms of more freedom on the ice, less injuries, etc.) but generations of hockey guys are convinced that it does. If I give them a tiny bit of credit and assume there may be something there, I want a guy who isn’t constantly putting me short-handed.
Of course ideally I’d rather have a guy who can legitimately earn a 4th line spot without accounting for his fists.
"[Phil Kessel]'s as streaky as a flipped coin" - Shift
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