November 3, 2010
Dropping The Puck
Is Columbus Good?

by Andrew Rothstein

Are the Columbus Blue Jackets a good team, why the New Jersey Devils only have a 3% chance of making the playoffs, a look at the top 5 and 10 save percentages, analysis of the strong even strength defensive pairing of Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfulien for Atlanta, and can the first month of the season be predictive of the final standings.

• Behind The Net's Gabriel Desjardins looks at how good the Columbus Blue Jackets have been.
• Chris Boersma of Hockey Numbers gives the New Jersey Devils a mere 3% chance of making the playoffs this season.
• Hockey Prospectus' Philip Myrland, who runs Brodeur Is A Fraud, takes a look at the top five and ten save percentages.
• Matthew Gunning of Bird Watchers Anonymous looks at the strong even strength defensive pairing of Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien.
• Mike Chen of From The Rink asks whether the first month of the season can be predictive of the final standings.

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