Selanne was quoted as saying "If the Ducks are pretty much eliminated from playoff contention he would welcome a trade"

Since this was reported on T.V. I don't have a link yet but one will follow soon.

"You go into Detroit, it's impossible to be over 50 per cent," he says. "I don't know what those stats guys are doing, but they're definitely giving the benefit of the doubt to (Red Wings centres) on the 50-50s (tossup draws)."
"You go into Detroit, it's impossible to be over 50 per cent," he says. "I don't know what those stats guys are doing, but they're definitely giving the benefit of the doubt to (Red Wings centres) on the 50-50s (tossup draws)."

How biased are the face-off stats?

Mark Scheifele, Center, Winnipeg Jets: Scheifele was fine, but not overly impressive. He's an average skater, who showed solid hands and above-average passing ability, but never displayed a dynamic element to his game. He's a fine all-around player, but there's not a ton of upside.

Jets have acquired forward Eric Fehr from the Capitals in exchange for 4th round pick in 2012 and forward Danick Paquette

"It's funny because our game looks at numbers just like other games," says Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, "but as much value as we assign to puck possession and how essential it is to winning, we really don't have a numerical value for it that everyone can agree on."

What stats are missing from stats sites?

Thomas is 26 goals better than his own personal average this season. Boston wouldn't have lost all of those goals had Thomas played at that level, but it's not inconceivable that they would be 9th in the East today. Regardless of where they'd be in that alternate universe, they are slated for some serious regression over the rest of the season

But everything coimes to an end, and this Avalanche team is looking a lot like it’s a team that knows its end is nigh. The old saying among sports people on injuries is: "You can overcome a big injury or two for a game or twoj. But after a game or two, you face your waterloo if you can’t get them back." You just can’t go for very long after injuries to top players. It’s called a "regression toward the mean."

Hockey nerd cliche:

A McKenzie brother wearing Hanson brother glasses. Bro.