Western Inferiority
steve laidlaw
2014-10-20
A look at how few players from the Western Conference populated the top of draft boards this fall.
Despite having fewer teams, despite the extra travel the players endure, the Western Conference has dominated the National Hockey League. Chicago and Los Angeles are winners of four of the past five Stanley Cups and there is a solid chance the Cup will remain out West after all is said and done this year. Heck, if Vancouver closed the deal a few years ago the West would be five for five, and if you go as far back as 2007 the West has brought the Cup home six of the past eight years.
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PHI
CBJ
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ANATop Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| JAKUB DOBES |
 MTL | |
| LOGAN THOMPSON |
 WSH | |
| JACOB FOWLER |
MTL | |
| ALEX NEDELJKOVIC |
 S.J | |
| DEVIN COOLEY |
 CGY
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LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 EDM Players
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|---|---|---|
| 30.9 | VASILY PODKOLZIN CONNOR MCDAVID LEON DRAISAITL | |
| 13.4 | RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS ZACH HYMAN COLTON DACH | |
| 12.3 | RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS KASPERI KAPANEN ZACH HYMAN | |
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