Buffalo Is #1 In SONA Rankings - Good News For Sabres

[IPostedWhat]

In December of 2011, I wrote a piece called "Introducing the SONA Index." That piece discussed a new NHL statistic I had developed based on the number of registered sex offenders that lived near the arenas of various NHL teams. When I wrote it I had no idea how powerful of a tool it would turn out to be.

In March of 2012, I revisited the SONA rankings, and discovered that there was a very strong correlation between SONA rankings and the overall NHL standings. If we remove Vancouver from the equation (for filthy Canadian reasons we will discuss later) five of the top six SONA teams finished the regular season in the top six in points in the NHL, making SONA a better predictor of performance than just about any other measure we have.

Purely by accident, I discovered the most useful NHL statistic in history.

1. BUFFALO 1/83
2. ST. LOUIS 1/120
3. TAMPA BAY 1/170
4. NASHVILLE 1/175
5. COLUMBUS 1/196
6. COLORADO 1/201
7. CHICAGO 1/340
8. LOS ANGELES 1/537
9. BOSTON 1/579
10. PITTSBURGH 1/685
11. WASHINGTON 1/799
12. ANAHEIM 1/836
13. NEW JERSEY 1/856
14. DALLAS 1/1040
15. FLORIDA 1/1126
16. NY RANGERS 1/1158
17. SAN JOSE 1/2153
18. PHOENIX 1/2379
19. DETROIT 1/2489
20. CAROLINA 1/3056
21. NY ISLANDERS 1/3281
22. PHILADELPHIA 1/3530
23. MINNESOTA 1/3547


For Canada - CSONA

WINNIPEG 1st
VANCOUVER 2nd
EDMONTON 3rd
MONTREAL 4th
CALGARY 5th
TORONTO 6th
OTTAWA 7th

NHL Predictions 2013: The Return of the SONA Index - Battle of California

 

[Vadered]

Well, I'd better start molesting children.

Also move to Philly.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

This is interesting because I believe (at least as far as last year) that Minneapolis had the highest rate of r*pe in the United States..

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

...of cities 250K or more at least.

 

[IPostedWhat]

This is interesting because I believe (at least as far as last year) that Minneapolis had the highest rate of r*pe in the United States..

...of cities 250K or more at least.

That piece discussed a new NHL statistic I had developed based on the number of registered sex offenders that lived near the arenas of various NHL teams.

The Wild play in St. Paul.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Man, don't cross that river if your a tart.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Wow, bit of a weak showing by the city of Newark. What's up with that? I guess they really are more of rob and kill for drug money type of city.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I wonder what city has the highest concentration of hookers near the arenas. I have a feeling I know what city has the most dead hookers there.