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          Player power rankings: A new No. 1

          Further bolstering Russia's Olympic chances, Nabokov is the league's top goalie. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
          • Tom Awad, Hockey Prospectus
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            • Hockey Prospectus writer
            • Creator of Goals Versus Threshold (GVT) metric
          Jan 25, 2010, 03:00 AM ET

          The Puck Prospectus metric GVT (goals versus threshold) allows us to compare players at every position to determine who the true leaders are. Throughout the season, the rankings were dominated by Buffalo Sabres netminder Ryan Miller, but now a new name has taken over the top spot.