Thursday, May 6, 2021

The Changing Profile Of 'Physical' Players in the NHL

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Noted New York-area weepist and Stanley Cup ceremony re-enactor Mark Messier took to the airwaves today to lament the state of the New York ...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Expansion Draft Strategies (aka Niccolo Machiavelli's The General Manager)

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Now that the trade deadline has passed, we can move on to discussing the next significant event on the NHL calendar - the June 21 Las Vegas ...
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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Is 'Good In The Room' A Recursive Problem?

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Ken Holland has been largely dormant on the trade and free agency front these last few years - the aftershocks of inking Mike Green and Fran...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

The Problem with Understanding Hockey Analytics

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During last night's telecast of Capitals @ Penguins game 4, everyone's favorite hockey analyst Pierre McGuire couldn't help but ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

On The Difficulty Of Starting From Scratch

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The Devils yesterday hired Ray Shero to be their general manager, ending Lou Lamoriello's 28 year reign as GM.  There's some paralle...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Whither (or Wither) Defensive Defensemen? On The Disappearence Of Your Least Favorite Player

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Hockey is won in the trenches, everyone knows that.  The 'trenches' in hockey are the tough areas - at the blueline, along the board...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Real Problem With Big Goalie Contracts

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Twitter - that bottomless reservoir of smug - always gets in a particularly joyous uproar when a team signs a goalie long-term.  Today's...