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Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus analyzes the NHL's new postseason plan and finds it unfair to teams in the two western conferences, who will have to spend more to compete, face worse odds for playoff spots and lose out on revenue as a result.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Daniel Sedin remains in the top spot, though Sidney Crosby appears set to rejoin the race.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks surges up the skater rankings, while Tim Thomas remains No. 1 among goalies and on the cusp of history.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2011

Puck Prospectus' Player Power Rankings for Oct. 18, 2010 see a goalie (Jonathan Quick) at the top, a new Blackhawk in the top three (Marian Hossa), and the highest-ranking Penguin being not Sid the Kid, but ... Brent Johnson.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2010

Here we go again: the 2010-11 Player Power Rankings, based on Puck Prospectus' GVT metric. For the first edition, two very familiar names are at the top -- Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Anyone else counting the days until January 1?

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2010

Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2010

Puck Prospectus' Tom Awad breaks down the numbers behind the 16 playoff teams to see which teams are favored to hoist the Stanley Cup.

Story | Conversation | April 14, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the final rankings, as well as the picks for some of the NHL's major trophies.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on March 22.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on March 8.

Story | Conversation | March 15, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on March 8.

Story | Conversation | March 08, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Feb. 8.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2010

The Canucks are in the midst of a 14-game road trip that will keep them away from home ice for six weeks. In the crowded and competitive West, most see this stretch as a huge hurdle for the team, but Puck Prospectus shows why the Canucks will overcome it.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Feb. 1.

Story | Conversation | February 01, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Nov. 23.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Nov. 9.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009