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 Based on a few comments on the Illegal Curve radio show, I put up a post on Matchsticks & Gasoline yesterday about the Flames potential to trade Regehr and why it’s time to do so. The article is posted here. Below is an excerpt from the article. “Now before everyone gets their guard up and says Regehr is [...]   Here is a study that I did for Hockey Prospectus on NHL Team Architecture. Obviously since I posted it on HP, I believe they have a great site, so definitely take a look at some of the material from their other great writers too. Front Office Focus – NHL Team Architecture What is the best way to [...]  This is a story I posted on Matchsticks & Gasoline as part of our player preview series. Come take a look at some of the other articles if you’re interested. Sometimes things just don’t work out like we thought. Items bought on eBay looked better in the picture than when they arrive in the mail, your [...]  Rex Ryan may be the king of the F-bombs, but he better use as many as he can during the regular season. The Jets won’t be making the playoffs. The Jets used up all their luck last year. There are no playoff-bound cakewalk games at the end of this season’s schedule. Opposing kickers are all out [...]  Revis Island can be a lonely place for receivers. At the moment it’s also a lonely place for a Darrelle Revis. The man who was hands-down the best defensive player in the league last year is not practicing or spending time with his teammates, and it HAS to be a frustrating way to follow up [...]  For those of us that believe outshooting the opponent is the most surefire way to victory in the NHL, the LA Kings signing of Alexei Ponikarovsky should set off fireworks. In his book, Moneyball, Michael Lewis referred to Kevin Youkilis’ as “The Greek God of Walks”. For NHL GMs, Ponikarovsky could be Ukrainian for “Net-peppering Ninja”. I [...]  Exactly one year ago, I decided to start the Sports Opinionated blog over on Blogger.com. The goal was to give myself a creative outlet to express my many views on sports, whether misguided or fact-based. My goal when I started was to write 2-3 posts per week on anything that I was passionate about and to [...]  Let’s put it this way. I don’t give a flying puck where LeBron is going on July 1st. I care about celebrating Canada Day and seeing where NHL free agents end up. As a fan, there are always players that are more fun to track than others, since they could have a big impact on [...] Here is the latest analysis I wrote for the great team at Puck Prospectus. Feel free to read it over there with this link or continue reading below. The reason I wanted to explore the contract value was the initial reaction so many people had to the dollar figure. I personally felt it was WAY too much [...]  Inevitably, as we start to get excited about the World Cup being just around the corner, the arguments arise as to who will win the Golden Boot or score the nicest goal of the tournament. For casual fans, the forwards are the focal point, as they are the face of the team, due to a [...]  While the playoffs are in full gear, a fairly interesting piece of news was announced in the NHL in the last week. Nicklas Backstrom signed a 10-year deal with the Washington Capitals that ensures they have their top pair of he and Alex Ovechkin intact for a very long time. At first, $67 million over 10 [...]  Ever since the World Cup in 2006, there has only ever been one name I would have had stitched only my Italy jersey. Most people would naturally assume that name would be Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero or Fabio Cannavaro for their outstanding performances. Some Italians would undoubtedly have Francesco Totti’s name adorning the [...]  We’ve just hit my favorite part of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the conference finals. We’re down to only four deserving teams and it’s now possible to watch every game left without ending up in a divorce. The real question, as always, is who will win. Here is my Eastern Conference prediction, and I’ll try to post [...]  Marcello Lippi is relying on old and past prime players for his Italy squad instead of bringing youth and the talent of Fabrizio Miccoli and Antonio [...]  A breakdown of the series between Montreal and Washington, including shot differential, shot blocking, powerplay and goaltending. Jaroslav Halak and Alex Ovechkin figure [...]  A breakdown and analysis of Darryl Sutter’s tenure as the Calgary Flames GM in the categories of the draft, talent acquisition, team success, value and many [...]  The 5 players who’s talent is most wasted in Serie A or for the [...]  Analysis and predictions on who will make the playoffs in the NHL’s Western [...] |
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