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July 24, 2009 by
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Clearly, Cosh and I subscribe to the same Twitter feeds:
Twitter is a site that allows one to publish a feed or stream of text messages — each no more than 140 characters in length — and to subscribe to similar feeds published by individuals, institutions and various species of...
Storm Davis and Nikolai Khabibulin
July 23, 2009 by
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The above video really has nothing to do with the content of the post, but I followed a link to a Weezer cover from Oilogosphere alumnus Andy Grabia the other day, realized I’d already heard the song and liked it and now knew the song’s title. I’m turning thirty...
The New New Thing: Pouliot Replaces Brodziak?
July 21, 2009 by
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I was surprised to see that I hadn’t posted this yet: a list of ES offensive and defensive zone faceoffs for the various Oilers in 2008-09. Tip of the hat to Vic and www.timeonice.com. I don’t usually think about narrow hockey issues in the summer but, in my various travels...
Stortini and Corsi
July 18, 2009 by
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The post below has kind of turned into a dispute about the merits of Zach Stortini. Stortini has been a long running subject of debate around the sphere - there’s a Oilers fan sect that seems to love the fact that he runs around, will fight anyone and that he gives a good effort. [...]
Stortini and Corsi
July 18, 2009 by
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The post below has kind of turned into a dispute about the merits of Zach Stortini. Stortini has been a long running subject of debate around the sphere - there’s a Oilers fan sect that seems to love the fact that he runs around, will fight anyone and that he gives a good effort. [...]
Stortini and Corsi
July 18, 2009 by
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The post below has kind of turned into a dispute about the merits of Zach Stortini. Stortini has been a long running subject of debate around the sphere - there’s a Oilers fan sect that seems to love the fact that he runs around, will fight anyone and that he gives a good effort. [...]
Or, in other words, Stortini’s biggest problem isn’t that he’s a bad fighter - it’s that he’s a bad hockey player
July 16, 2009 by
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From Gabe Desjardins:
So winning a fight is worth a little more than 1/80th of a win in the standings; given that the best fighters might win at most ten fights in a season, the direct benefit is probably on the order of having the equipment guys make sure nobody’s playing with an...
So much for idiot proof
July 13, 2009 by
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From Larry Brooks:
Indeed, several general managers have told Slap Shots they believe a rollback of up to 15 percent plus a round of amnesty buyouts will be necessary at the end of next season in order to accommodate a decrease in the 2010-11 cap that is expected to be meaningful....
A Fitting End
July 08, 2009 by
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From Tim Sassone at the Chicago Daily Herald:
Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon admitted Wednesday the team made a mistake getting qualifying contract offers to his restricted free agents on time but claimed the goof did not force them to overpay for Kris Versteeg and Cam Barker.
Versteeg...
Cap hits and players over the age of 35
July 08, 2009 by
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After being asked by the esteemed James Mirtle about whether or not Chris Pronger counts as being 35 for the sake of his new contract and the cap implications that flow from that, I went and took a look at the specific provision of the CBA. It reads:
All Player Salary and Bonuses earned in [...]
Cosh on Heatley
July 07, 2009 by
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… did you ever read Isaac Asimov’s short story Nightfall? It takes place on a fictional planet within a system of six suns that keep the surface illuminated throughout the day. Only once every 2,049 years is the one visible sun overhead eclipsed. On this planet, the scientists...
Coffee’s for closers and dignity is for winners
July 06, 2009 by
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Two points before the main one: 1) Colin Hay is a pretty fantastic songwriter and he’s aged better than most. 2) Everyone bagging on Tom Gilbert and the second assists should ease up. At ES, he’s got a normal split of first/second assists. He only really piles up the second [...]
Coffee’s for closers and dignity is for winners
July 06, 2009 by
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Two points before the main one: 1) Colin Hay is a pretty fantastic songwriter and he’s aged better than most. 2) Everyone bagging on Tom Gilbert and the second assists should ease up. At ES, he’s got a normal split of first/second assists. He only really piles up the second [...]
Qualifying Offers and Dany Heatley
July 05, 2009 by
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Even though we’re a few days into free agency and getting to the part of the summer where the news starts to slow down, there are still more than a few interesting stories out there. Two have caught my attention in particular: the Hawks’ mess with their unrestricted free...
Incentives
July 05, 2009 by
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For those who aren’t aware, frequent commenter speeds has kicked his old site back into gear. It’s got some great stuff, including this point that I hadn’t thought of:
I am generally against the idea of signing a 36 year old player to a 4 year deal to begin with,...
Relentless Incompetence
July 03, 2009 by
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Nikolai Khabibulin introduces himself to the media. The clip on the Oilers site includes this:
Edmonton Oilers made such a big commitment. There weren’t too many opportunities with such a long term out there. It happened that the Oilers, when they made a commitment, we looked...
On Heatley and signing bonuses
July 02, 2009 by
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Following the Dany Heatley story for the past few days has been a little bit depressing as an Oilers fan but, given that if you’re going to suck, you might as well be interesting, it isn’t all that bad. There are a lot of points that I think merit a bit of comment but [...]
Heatley Watch
July 01, 2009 by
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You can keep an eye on Air Katz here. They landed in Kelowna at 9:24 PM EDT and are presumably inside the Heatley Compound now. 1:45 on the clock.
H/T: Anonymous in an Lowetide thread.
Loser Move, Part II
July 01, 2009 by
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There seems to be some sort of a misunderstanding in the comments below about Nikolai Khabibulin’s established level of performance. Here are the save percentages of all goalies who have faced at least 5000 shots since 2005-06.
And he’s old. And he’s injury prone...
A Loser Move for a Loser Franchise
July 01, 2009 by
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For obvious reasons, I want good things to happen to Nikolai Khabibulin. With that said, the contrast between Alberta’s two hockey franchises has rarely been sharper than it is today. While Calgary is having a press conference to announce that they’ve added yet another...
The Annual Oilers Summer Fiasco
July 01, 2009 by
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For reasons that I don’t understand, one of the crosses borne by those who cheer for the Oilers is that deals tend to be announced days to hours before they occur. Sometimes, this backfires in that no deal is made and a bunch of people look foolish. It appears to have happened again [...]
Gary Bettman’s Economic Miracle
June 28, 2009 by
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When the NHL and NHLPA were engaged in their death struggle during 2004-05, I read a lot about salary caps and their likely impact. My view was that the NHL was probably going to end up with an economic structure like the NBA. I’m probably not even enough of an NBA fan to [...]
Flyers/Canucks
June 27, 2009 by
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I thought that this was kind of cool and hadn’t seen it before. The league was still going strong when I stopped wintering in Dawson Creek about 12 years ago, with guys like Marcel Capelle, Gene Cooper and and Dan Brennan playing for the Canucks. The big rivalry as of the...
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