January 11, 2010
Dropping The Puck
Afternoon Columns

by Andrew Rothstein

A look into the worst penalty-killing teams of the last half century, the NHL midseason awards are handed out, a deeper look into this year's Washington Capitals as a team and on the penalty kill, a look at shot recording bias in New Jersey and Florida and it's time to get the NHL's midyear hot stove heated up for Ilya Kovalchuk trade rumors.

• Behind The Net Hockey's Gabriel Desjardins takes a look into scoring rates by time and goal differential as well as the worst penalty-killing teams of the past 47 years.
• Over at The Campbell and The Wales, Ryan Wagman takes an in depth look at the Washington Capitals, while Bill Duke hands out the midseason NHL awards and looks at the 8 tiers of Team Canada.
• JLikens of Objective NHL looks into shot recording bias for the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers.
• J.P. of Japers' Rink analyzes why the Washington Capitals perform so much better on the penalty kill at home as opposed to on the road. Congrats to J.P. and the Japers' Rink staff for being named the top NHL blog by Sports Media Challenge.
• Matt Gunning of Bird Watchers Anonymous wonders what several teams would need to surrender in order to land Ilya Kovalchuk in a blockbuster deal. John Fischer of In Lou We Trust ponders the same question for the New Jersey Devils.

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