Poni-Kopi-Willie: Best Line In Hockey?
Is Ponikarovsky The 'Missing Link'? Since the Kings haven't done much of anything this offseason; I'm forced to over-analyze the one player Dean Lombardi did acquire. While searching for 'Alexei Ponikarovsky' I stumbled across this Puck Prospectus article . Puck Prospectus thinks very highly of Poni and they've got some obscure statistical analysis to back it up. CORSI number is the relatively new statistic being discussed in-depth by hockey geeks. It was actually derived by long-time Buffalo Sabres goaltending coach Jim Corsi . Corsi is a plus/minus stat that measures shots directed at net. For example, if the Edmonton Oilers direct 30 shots at even strength at the Calgary Flames' net in a game, while the Flames direct 45 shots at the Oilers' net, the Oilers have a Corsi of -15 for the game. This team Corsi number is also broken down and applied to individual players. For example, if Sheldon Souray is out on the ice for 10 shots directed ...