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January 20, 2011

Howe and Why: Rozsival's Revival

by Robert Vollman

With a significantly improved Relative Corsi, Michal Rozsival seems to have brought his game up a notch this season. So did the Phoenix Coyotes get a bargain for the former Rangers defenseman?

January 19, 2011

Howe and Why: Quality Starts

by Robert Vollman

Who are the best goaltenders in the NHL? You might not want to look at Wins, but you might want to consider Quality Starts.

January 17, 2011

Howe and Why: Langenbrunner, Wolski, Rozsival and Brunnstrom

by Robert Vollman

What players are historically comparable to Jamie Langenbrunner, Wojtek Wolski, Michal Rozsival and Fabian Brunnstrom, four players who have recently switched teams?

January 6, 2011

Premium Article Howe and Why: Tim Thomas the Biggest Surprise So Far

by Robert Vollman

Hockey Prospectus finds who's exceeding expectations and who's falling way short.

December 31, 2010

Howe and Why: 2010 Golden Elbow Awards, Part Two

by Robert Vollman

What were the best sabermetric articles of 2010? Weighing in on New Year's Eve, Hockey Prospectus' Rob Vollman finishes up doling out the Golden Elbow Awards in Part Two.

December 30, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Ovechkin, Backstrom and Green

by Robert Vollman

Yesterday, it was the Pens. Today, the Snepsts system finds comparables for the struggling Caps' trio of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green.

December 29, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Crosby, Malkin and Letang

by Robert Vollman

Rob Vollman's Snepsts system looks at historical comparables for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, to get an idea where their seasons and careers might be headed.

December 24, 2010

Howe and Why: 2010 Golden Elbow Awards, Part One

by Robert Vollman

Aided by a little help from his friends, Rob Vollman starts to dish out awards for the best hockey analysis of 2010.

December 23, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Brunette, Kessel and Seguin

by Robert Vollman

This week, the Snepsts system tackles comparables for Minnesota's Andrew Brunette, Toronto's Phil Kessel and Boston's Tyler Seguin.

December 16, 2010

Howe and Why: A Case for Kipper

by Robert Vollman

Should Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff be considered an elite goaltender? Should the sinking Flames consider moving him? And who might be interested in the big tickey netminder?

December 13, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: The NHL's Luckiest Teams

by Robert Vollman

Rob Vollman reviews methods of quantifying the effects of luck on the fates of NHL teams.

December 6, 2010

Howe and Why: Staal, Semin and Stamkos

by Robert Vollman

Can Eric Staal duplicate Mike Modano's season of 1998-99? Is Alexander Semin comparable to Kevin Stevens? And is Steven Stamkos truly incomparable?

November 29, 2010

Howe and Why: Review of Awad's Good Player Series

by Robert Vollman

Rob Vollman looks back at the Good Players series to keep the discussion going regarding Tom Awad's intriguing findings as well as potential improvements.

November 18, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Martin Havlat, a Power Play Disaster

by Robert Vollman

Is Minnesota's Martin Havlat really as bad on the power play as we're led to believe, or is he better than we think?

November 12, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Alan Ryder's Player Contributions

by Robert Vollman

What is the Player Contribution metric entail, what are some of the main points Alan Ryder makes, which teams have been unlucky, a look into shot quality, what is the value of goaltending, why Henrik Sedin shouldn't have won the Hart Trophy last year and some final words about the book.

November 8, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Habs- The NHL's Worst Team?

by Robert Vollman

Are the Montreal Canadiens the league's worst team, what has changed over the past year, did Montreal make mistakes in the offseason, and what can we expect from the Habs going forward?

November 3, 2010

Howe and Why: Comparables- Iginla, Kovalchuk and Hossa

by Robert Vollman

Who are some of the top comparables for Jarome Iginla, Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian Hossa, and how will their careers most likely play out?

October 29, 2010

Premium Article Howe and Why: Chris Chelios, Hockey's Greatest American-Born Player

by Robert Vollman

Is Chris Chelios the greatest American-born hockey player of all-time, what current player has a chance to pass him soon and who are some of the other players who belong in the conversation?

October 13, 2010

Howe and Why: Are the Rangers the NHL's Most Improved?

by Robert Vollman

Do the New York Rangers finally have all of the right pieces in place to make a run for the top of the Atlantic Division and to be a Stanley Cup contender this year?

August 30, 2010

Howe and Why: Building Teams in the Salary Cap Era

by Robert Vollman

How can you build a Stanley Cup champion and start a dynasty in the modern day salary cap era of the NHL?

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