January 19, 2010
Dropping The Puck
Afternoon Columns

by Andrew Rothstein

A look at the NHL leaders in hits against, which teams are overachieving and which teams are underachieving, using NHL equivalencies to both rank the 2010 NHL Entry draft top prospects and to review the outcome of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and an overview of the top goaltending and defensive prospects in the Washington Capitals system.

• Gabriel Desjardins of Behind The Net Hockey takes a look at the league leaders in Hits Against.
• Jonathan Willis of Hockey Or Die analyzes which teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference are better than their records suggest with the use of projected points and goal differential.
• Lowetide uses Gabriel Desjardins' NHL equivalencies to break down the International Scouting Services top 20 prospects for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Taylor Hall might have some competition for the top spot in June after all.
• The Copper & Blue's Scott Reynolds uses the same NHL Equivalencies, but to review the outcome of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
• Staying on the topic of prospects, David Getz of Japers' Rink looks at the Washington Capitals top goaltending and defensive prospects for the year.

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