Context
BN providing a little bit of context for 2010-11 player performances, and also discussing how we'd do well to do this for more metrics.
BN takes Balanced Zone Shift (BZS) and looks at the top and bottom 20 in the league for each of the seasons from 2007-08 to 2010-11. Not for fans of Raitis Ivanans.
BN develops Balanced Zone Shift (BZS) by subtracting Expected Zone Shift from Actual Zone Shift. Zone Starts are starting to really mean something!
Taking a look at Zone Starts and Finishes over four years of NHL data in order to develop an Expected Zone Shift for the league.
New Stats on Behindthenet.ca: Zone Finish