Crunch on top of the world & league
The Syracuse Crunch are first in just about everything in the AHL, and their fans are loving every minute of it.
shot blocking
The NHL's real problem are its defensemen
The NHL has slowly been reducing the acceptable tasks for defensemen over the years with rule changes. So why not get rid of the position entirely? (Sarcasm alert)
Shot Blocking Outside the Prime Scoring Area
Shot Blocking Outside the Prime Scoring Area. There's a time and place for it, and it isn't everytime and everyplace.
Fanpost
To block or not to block (shots)?
The importance fo blocked shots has risen in teh NHL in the past few years. It's stressed in Guy Boucher's system. Just how important is it, though, statistically?
The Art of the Shot Block
Looking at the skill (and lack thereof) in shot blocking at the NHL level.
The League of Extraordinary Statisticians: Recording Bias
The League of Extraordinary Statisticians troubleshoots recording bias in the final LOES of the 2010-11 NHL season.
