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| spade632 |
Posted - 02/04/2011 : 10:20:02
I came across this today (via Puck Daddy) >
http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2011/2/2/1964714/do-the-nhls-original-six-franchises-receive-special-treatment
It's an interesting read. Basically, the guy took all the suspensions handed out since the lockout and plotted them by number of times a player from a team was suspended and the number of times each team was the "victim" of a suspendable offence.
Based on the research, there's a pretty clear correlation between the number of times a team has been the "victim" and the "age" of the team. For example, it shows that while the Rangers have been the "perpetrators" FOUR times, they've been the "victim" ELEVEN times.
Anyhow, I guess the question for everyone is whether or not you think there's a systematic bias (no, I'm not saying it's a conspiracy) or not. What do you think accounts for the correlation? |
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| spade632 |
Posted - 02/04/2011 : 13:51:31
Yeah, I don't think there's an active conspiracy out there. I just thought it was an interesting correlation.  |
| Guest4748 |
Posted - 02/04/2011 : 11:56:23
IMO these are just number, look at the Montreal Canadiens, nothing wrong there. Plus Florida have a + rating without being an original six. People see conspiracies everywhere, when there's not. |
| Guest4178 |
Posted - 02/04/2011 : 11:44:44
Thanks very much for this post! I find this kind of stuff very interesting. Sometimes, there's some truth behind the numbers, and sometimes they're just numbers. After all, if the numbers were exactly the same for each team, there would definitely be a conspiracy! :)
I'm not sure if there is a bias toward original six teams, but the numbers make you wonder? I did find it interesting that only three teams have not had a player suspended since the lockout season: Detroit, Florida and Edmonton. I'm not sure what it means, but perhaps it speaks to the culture of these teams? (I don't think there's any bias there.)
On the other side of things, I was not surprised to see Philadelphia and Anaheim as first and third overall (respectively) with the most number of players suspended during this period of time. Both teams usually carry players with an edge, and both teams play the game toward the limits of physical play.
I remember looking into suspensions a few years ago, and one thing I do remember is that the number of Canadian players suspended was disproportionate (as in more) in comparison to the number of Canadians playing in the league.
When looking at the lengthiest suspensions handed out of all time, Canadian-born players lead the pack. Keeping it to the last ten seasons, the following players received the lengthiest suspensions: Marty McSorley, Chris Simon, Todd Bertuzzi, Jesse Boulerice, Gord Dwyer, Steve Downie, Brad May, Andre Roy, Owen Nolan and Tie Domi. All except Boulerice are Canadians. |
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