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SoMnFan -> RE: General NHL (11/16/2011 8:40:02 PM)
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2 old Gophs in the top-5
Editor's note: These rankings are based on player production in terms of Hockey Prospectus' GVT valuation metric. If you are unfamiliar with GVT and how it works, you can find more here.
The 2011-12 season is under way, and Hockey Prospectus is back to monitor the Hart Trophy race. Periodically throughout the season, Prospectus will provide updated Player Power Rankings for the top-10 skaters and top-five goalies in the NHL based on HP's proprietary value metric, GVT, which includes offensive, defensive and shootout components.
While the season is still young, Phil Kessel is off to a stunning start, giving Toronto fans a lot to love after the much-derided trade that brought him in from Boston. Just one line lower on the early list is another name all too familiar for Leafs fans.
Player Power Rankings: Skaters
These rankings are through Nov. 13. Total GVT may not equal sum of sub categories due to factors not shown. For more detail, click here.
Rank
Player
Team
Pos.
Off./Goalie GVT
Def. GVT
Shootout GVT
Total GVT
1
Phil Kessel
Toronto Maple Leafs
F
6.2
1.5
0.2
7.9
Kessel's hot start has kept him atop the league in goals and points, and he's maintained a point-per-game pace since his scorching first five games.
2
Tyler Seguin
Boston Bruins
F
5.9
1.3
0.5
7.7
Seguin leads the league at plus-14, and he's helped himself. Boston has outshot its opponents nearly 2-to-1 while Seguin has been on the ice and outscored them 17-3.
3
Marian Hossa
Chicago Blackhawks
F
4.9
1.5
0.0
6.4
As usual, Hossa ranks among the most complete players in the NHL, with 3:31 of PP ice time and 1:52 of PK ice time per game. His total ice time of 20:18 is 21st among NHL forwards.
4
Patrick Kane
Chicago Blackhawks
F
4.5
1.3
0.5
6.2
Kane remains his team's go-to scorer and ranks sixth in the NHL in shots with 61. Expect another 30-goal season.
5
Joffrey Lupul
Toronto Maple Leafs
F
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.8
Lopul has benefited from some easy ice time (3:37 per game on the PP vs. just 0.6 seconds per game on the PK), but he's made the best of it. Last season, he posted 18 points in 28 games in Toronto. He's already exceeded this (19 points) in 17 games.
6
Thomas Vanek
Buffalo Sabres
F
4.6
0.2
0.5
5.3
Vanek is not typically thought of as one of the league's superstar scorers, but his 215 goals since the lockout are seventh among all players.
7
Claude Giroux
Philadelphia Flyers
F
4.5
1.0
-0.2
5.3
Giroux is among the top 10 scorers in the league, but only he, Anze Kopitar and Jason Pominville have managed to do so while playing an important defensive role for their team as well.
8
Johan Franzen
Detroit Red Wings
F
4.0
1.3
0.0
5.3
Franzen has been good for Detroit, but he needs to watch the penalties, which have been too high for a skilled player who doesn't draw many himself.
9
Daniel Sedin
Vancouver Canucks
F
4.5
0.8
0.0
5.2
Only three players in the past 30 years have managed back-to-back scoring titles: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr. Just saying ...
10
Milan Michalek
Ottawa Senators
F
3.5
0.6
1.2
5.2
Michalek, Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson have been doing the heavy lifting for an otherwise mediocre Senators team, getting all the difficult matchups.
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