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  • Speculating on Whether Regehr Should be Traded by the Flames reggie

    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 [...]

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  • Posted on HP: NHL Team Architecture nashville draft

    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 [...]

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  • Jay Bouwmeester: Disappointment or Not Used Properly? J-Bo

    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 [...]

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  • Fireman Ed Should Pour a Stiff Drink fireman ed

    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 [...]

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  • What is Darrelle Revis Worth to the Jets? revis

    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 [...]

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Review of Last Year's NFL Predictions

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Last year, I kicked off the NFL season in the infancy of Sports Opinionated with a 4 part preview that outlined my thoughts on predictions for the upcoming season. 

If you want to look back at some of my insane thoughts, here are Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. 

In the true spirit of [...]

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NHL Stanley Cup Finals Prediction

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I can’t lie to you, I was awesome in the conference finals.  No, I didn’t actually play any games, but I picked those series bang on.  Sure a monkey or a coin could do the same thing 25% of the time, but just let me gloat.  Just a little more….a few more minutes….OK, I’m good, [...]

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NHL Western Conference Final Prediction

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If you missed my predictions for the Eastern Conference Finals, go take a look.

The East Finals will be flooded with stories about which Cinderella has the more dainty glass slipper.  Here’s a tip for you though, it doesn’t matter.  The West has two powerhouse teams playing and whomever wins the West will win the Cup. 

Just [...]

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NHL Eastern Conference Final Prediction

habs-flyers

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 [...]

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The Dignity Bowl: Predictions for NFL Wildcard Weekend

It`s time for all the hype to finally come true. “Final Countdown“ is playing on the loudspeakers (read: my iPhone) and the pressure is mounting. The crowd (my dog) is going wild as we prepare for the biggest matchup of the football season. Yeah sure, the wildcard games are important, but not nearly as important [...]

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NFL Choice Analysis – Week 9 Predictions

It’s high time I made some of my weekly predictions public. Each week, I’m going to pick 3 or 4 games and break them down with a prediction. For those that are wondering why “Choice” is in brackets, you need to check out this post for an explanation.

Chargers @ GiantsThe Giants are reeling from three [...]

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NFL Preview Part 3 – the Predictions

Well, after all that time spent telling who I think will get a lot better and who I think will plummet, I should tell you how I think each division will turn out. I don’t predict the playoffs because in my mind they’re too unpredictable, but I’ll take a shot at who makes it to [...]

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