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Karri Ramo to KHL, and the Tampa Bay Lightning suddenly lack stability in goal
I like Mike Smith. Really, I do. I think he's got great skills and can be a show-stopper in net when healthy. That being said, not only was the public-over-the-top-vote-of-confidence by Br...
Goals per game by league
As a quick follow up to my post from last night on European goaltenders, what follows is a quick and dirty look at goal-scoring rates in eight top professional leagues. As a rule of thumb, the NHL a...
Searching for Jonas Hiller
There's been a bit of a buzz around a European netminder the whole postseason so far. It started with Henrik Lundqvist, who won three games essentially on his own, but the attention quickly moved to R...
The NHL by nationality: 52 per cent Canadian content
Here's another stats breakdown I like to run every season: A look at which countries NHLers come from in a given season (based on birthplace). The basics are that, with 768 players having appeared ...
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