The Hockeycentric Top 10

The Hockeycentric Top-10: Statistical Underachievers

Last week we gave you our Top-10 Statistical Overachievers of '09-10, which sparked some heated discussion. This week, we shift our focus to NHLers who put disappointing numbers in the '09-10 regular season. But first, we respond to a couple of e-mails. ...

The Hockeycentric Top-10: Statistical Overachievers

Statistics often tell the truth, but they rarely tell the whole story. When hockey fans of the future look at the numbers, they might think Matt Moulson was a budding superstar. That is, unless they read this list first... Here are the ten players who ...

Hockeycentric Top-10: Players Who Need New Numbers

Nobody knows why, but certain jersey numbers just don't look right. Further to this mystery, hockey fans have a sense of when a number looks right on a player's back, and when the digits simply don't work. Sometimes it's not the look of a number, but ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: NHL Streaks of All Time

Streaks come in many forms, from winning and losing, to goal-scoring and goal-less. When a team or a player really gets into a streak, they almost don’t acknowledge it, for fear that it will end (if it’s a winning or goal-scoring streak) or will keep ...

Top-10: Why Cup Final Game Seven Owns The Superbowl

Hockey fans know that the greatest sporting event of the year happens in June, not February. The following list is as biased towards hockey as you'll find on the interwebs; we present you with 10 reasons why Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final is better ...

Hockeycentric Top-10: Post-Lockout Deadline Deals

With the Olympic trade freeze just two weeks away, trade speculation is everywhere. Many GMs and members of the media have expressed their discontent with the current CBA and its stifling of mid-season trades. Trades during the regular season are few ...

The Hockeycentric Top-10: Peaking World Junior Stars

Peaking too early. It's a universal phenomenon that Billy Joel explores in Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. He tells the story of Brenda and Eddie, everybody's favourite highschool sweethearts, who seem to be destined for greatness. Years later they've ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: Against All Odds

There are over 750 NHL regulars in the league today, hailing from over 25 different nations around the world. With so much diversity across the NHL, it is safe to say that each and every player followed a different path to get to the big league. Some ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: Things The NHL Does Best

Get ready for the most pro-hockey top-10 you've ever encountered. We've compiled our list of the 10 things the National Hockey League does better than the other 'Big 3' pro sports leagues. (That is, the NFL, NBA, and MLB). There's no doubting the NHL ...

The Hockeycentric Top-10: Overpaid NHL Stars

Every GM in the NHL has at some point coughed up too much cash to a star player. It could be the pressure from ownership to retain homegrown talent, or to bring in one of a small handful of available game-breaking free agents. Sometimes (Bob Gainey, Glen ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: All-Time Euro Defencemen

Many believe Nicklas Lidstrom to not only be the all-time best European defenseman, but also the best European. Period. On October 15th, Lidstrom became the first European rearguard to reach 1000 points, adding another milestone to his impressive ...

The Top 10: Low-Cost, High-Payoff UFA Signings

When the UFA market opens for business on July first, millions of dollars worth of contracts are shelled out to unclaimed talent. We hear about the Gaborik's, the Cammalleri's and the Komisarek's, but a team's successes through free agency aren't solely ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: Highly Anticipated Debuts

Every hockey fan has said one or both of the following statements: 1. "Imagine (player name) in a (team name) jersey! ... That that would look so weird/natural/sweet/ridiculous..." 2. "If (team name) signs (player name), they're easily a top-5 team in ...

The Hockeycentric Top 10: Shootout Specialists

Since the inception of the shootout at the start of the 2005-06 season, NHL fans have witnessed some remarkable shootout moves. Jussi Jokinen, Pavel Datsyuk, and Mike Ribeiro among others have given us plenty to gawk at. However, with a single point on the ...