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Jason Paul

Jason has a business degree with a specialization in economics and statistics, and over 10 years professional experience in project management for data information solutions. He creates hockey data analysis tools which have been used by analysts across the NHL. His tools and analysis can be found at waveintel.org. You can follow Jason on twitter Jason Paul @waveintel

Canadiens Getting Standout Seasons From Tatar & Petry

Jason Paul | March 15, 2020

Why did Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin not trade Tomas Tatar or Jeff Petry at the deadline? Simply put, they are the two best performing players on the roster.…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Penalty Killing Killed the Season

Jason Paul | February 19, 2020

It was not the injury to Jonathan Drouin or Paul Byron that derailed the Montreal Canadiens’ season. You can’t blame the power play or the lack of that elusive star…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Youth Movement Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off

Jason Paul | February 5, 2020

Marc Bergevin’s retool is a gamble that hasn’t paid off. The Montreal Canadiens’ general manager sold the retool to his fanbase as a magic process that would have two simultaneous…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki Is the Canadiens’ Future

Jason Paul | January 18, 2020

This has been a rollercoaster of a season for Montreal Canadiens fans. One part joyful and two parts painful. But the beautiful thing about hockey is that losing doesn’t necessarily…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens: A Decade of Statistics

Jason Paul | January 1, 2020

Perspective is often difficult to find in the vast and endless rollercoaster of emotions amplified by sports radio and social media these days. But, with the close of this decade,…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Top Line Success Comes From Weber

Jason Paul | December 19, 2019

Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman Shea Weber is having a standout season, putting up some great offensive numbers with 11 goals and 28 points in 34 games so far this season (from…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Problems Start in the Crease

Jason Paul | November 30, 2019

I promised myself I would not write bad stuff about the Montreal Canadiens. Mired in a terrible stretch of hockey with only three wins in their last 10 games, it’s…

Categories Advanced Stats, Canadiens Goaltending, Editor's Choice, NHL Goaltending

Big Contributions from Canadiens’ Big Ben Chiarot

Jason Paul | November 18, 2019

Ben Chiarot has settled in quite nicely on the Montreal Canadiens blue line since he was acquired by Marc Bergevin in the summer. He has received accolades from across the…

Categories Advanced Stats, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Danault Line: NHL’s Best?

Jason Paul | November 12, 2019

Any good research venture sets out to answer a question. Like, which country’s population has the highest disposable income per capita? Or, which schools in my city produce the most successful students? …

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Weber And Mete Pair Among NHL’s Elite

Jason Paul | November 7, 2019

Recently, I noticed some seemingly odd behaviour by Shea Weber. The big Montreal Canadiens defenceman was behind the opponent’s net late in a game with a point on the line…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Success Riding on Julien’s Balanced Ice Time

Jason Paul | October 29, 2019

The Montreal Canadiens are a fast team that works hard and never quits. That’s the identity they’ve been working on since head coach Claude Julien arrived in 2017; something all…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Underlying Performance: Early Warning

Jason Paul | October 22, 2019

We’ve reached the nine-game mark of the 2019-20 season with enough sample size to take a look at the Montreal Canadiens’ performance footprint. With a light week on the schedule,…

Categories Advanced Stats, Montreal Canadiens
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