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.
Top Skater Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| LUKE EVANGELISTA |
 N.J | |
| JOSH DOAN |
 BUF | |
| MASON MARCHMENT |
 S.J | |
| MAVRIK BOURQUE |
 NSH | |
| FRANK NAZAR |
 CHI
| |
Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| DAN VLADAR |
 PHI | |
| SCOTT WEDGEWOOD |
 COL | |
| SPENCER KNIGHT |
CHI | |
| YAROSLAV ASKAROV |
S.J | |
| JOEL HOFER |
 STL
| |
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 MIN Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 20.7 | MATS ZUCCARELLO KIRILL KAPRIZOV RYAN HARTMAN | |
| 19.9 | MICHAEL MCCARRON MARCUS JOHANSSON MATT BOLDY | |
| 12.9 | DANILA YUROV YAKOV TRENIN VLADIMIR TARASENKO | |
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