"Show me," Alaric commanded softly, stepping closer to the edge of the desk as my screen flared to life.
I tapped the trackpad, bringing up the multi-variable scatter plot comparing line production across the entire league over the past five seasons.
"If you look at the blue vectors," I began, keeping my voice cool and even, "you’ll see our top line’s scoring chances peak during the first six minutes of every period. After that, efficiency drops by nearly eighteen percent whenever we face an aggressive 1-3-1 neutral zone trap."
Alaric rested one hand on the edge of the desk, leaning forward slightly. "That’s standard fatigue degradation, Elowen. Every top line in the league experiences a drop in the second half of a period."
"Not every top line," I countered, looking up from the glowin
