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CSSI Analysis: Red Wings 4 - Lightning 2
The Red Wings came off a well-deserved break to welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning and their GM Steve Yzerman to Detroit for the first time since The Captain left the nest to take over his own team. The Yzerbolts have struggled with consistency this season, but are a well-run, well-coached, and...
UFA Target - Vern Fiddler
Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.--Forrest Gump Given the rich tradition of defensive and all-zones centers in the Oilers' franchise history, it's odd to write a sentence that includes the words, "The Oilers desperately need a defensive center..." Management has done such a good job of...
Rangers Analysis: The Defensemen Rumors
Editors Note: Kaberle came off the market today, to the Bruins for Joe Colborne, Boston's 1st rounder, and a conditional pick. Use this thread to discuss that trade as well. Rumors are abound stating GM Glen Sather is looking to upgrade the back end of the defense. There have been many names...
Kotter #3 - Nobody told me there would be any math.
Over the holidays, one of the games we played was Scrabble. Our eldest got it from her grandparents. Now, I have never particularly liked Scrabble, and this is why: the very first game we played, I took my seven pieces from the pile and wound up (in order) with the following - T O S K A A C. ...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Advanced Statistics!
A year ago I saw advanced statistics as nonsense, and no way to analyze a team sport like basketball. However; after a year of experimenting, researching, and learning, I realize advanced statistics can be extremely useful in the evaluation process. Basketball's version of advanced stats aren't...
What will your memories of the 2009 season be?
We are now less than a week away until we can officially call our 2010 season to have started. We've made a small splash in the free agency/trade market, but to me, the new season doesn't begin until the commissioner strolls up to the podium, welcomes everyone, and then begins revealing how each...
Sixers First Half in Review: Player Development
The two teams heavily involved in Andre Iguodala rumors -- the Mavs and the Suns -- look like they've both completed trades which cripple their chances of landing Andre. The Mavs traded Drew Gooden and Josh Howard for Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood and the Suns are close to a deal that would send...
Kennedy continues to quietly tilt the ice
Late last year I wrote a an article about Tyler Kennedy and his amazing underlying stats. At the time Penguins were in full turnaround mode and the accolades were going to Sergei Gonchar on his return from injury. But Kennedy was effective even when Gonchar was down. In fact, he was at times the...
What to do with the Oilers' forwards - Top Six Potential
There's a scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian where the Centurion is looking for Brian after the crowd gives him a reprieve. The Centurion finds the jailer and his assistant and inquires as to the prisoner's location: CENTURION: Where have they gone?!JAILER: We've-- we've got piles of it 'round...
Random Thoughts On Statistics in Baseball
There have been lots of articles published within the last couple of weeks about statistics and their place in baseball. Since we rely upon statistics in our analysis on this site so often, it's important for all of us - writers and readers alike - to have a good understanding of statistics as a...
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