Updated December 2024
As this introduction is being written, the 2024-25 season has just passed the quarter-pole mark of the season.
My plan for articles this season is that they take motivation from current events, recognizing that it is impossible for a Stapled To The Bench article to be timely. My strength is using statistics to investigate issues. My weakness is that it takes too much time to do an analysis and write an article to provide an immediate response to a current issue.
I hope to produce articles that are born of current issues and that are based on the analysis of data from seventeen seasons of NHL play.
I hope to publish three articles that will show the top fifty skaters and top five goalies in the league, based on their play to that point in the season. The first article in that series is titled Season Progress At 20 Games. The other articles will come after 40 and 60 games, provided I’m not on vacation when that point in the season comes along.
Christmas is approaching. The powers-that-be at Stapled To The Bench wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Keep your sticks on the ice.