NHL players

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Why possession is the hardest thing to measure in hockey

Hockey is fast, continuous and low-scoring, which makes it the sport where the scoreboard tells you least and the underlying numbers matter most.

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The playoff that changes the sport

Hockey's postseason is not merely a harder version of the regular season. Officiating, tactics and physical tolerance all shift, and the sport that emerges is a different one.

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Zone entries are where hockey is quietly won

Most of a hockey game is an argument about crossing one blue line with the puck, and how a team chooses to cross it explains almost everything else it does.

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Goaltenders are the most misjudged players in sport

Opinion: we grade goalies on outcomes shaped by the five players in front of them, then treat the resulting numbers as a personality assessment.

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The shootout debate refuses to die, and it should not

Opinion: deciding a team game with a series of individual duels is entertaining, awkward, and never quite settled — because both objections to it are correct.

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The forecheck is a bet on fatigue, not just pressure

A forecheck looks like aggression aimed at the puck, but its real target is the legs of the defenders who have to keep skating away from it.