A general sentiment on the Ducks’ HF Boards goes something like "Since CP and SN are each capable of playing half the game, Carlyle should split them up and have nearly all of his 60 regulation...
Persistence, Sportsmanship, and Dedication to HockeyGotta give it up to Alanah at VCOE, whose 49 posts in 24 hours surprisingly didn't end in tears or blood. I'd like to blog for children, except I...
In my last post about correlated ice time, I showed how tracking ‘plus-minus’ events by ice time can show how players benefit by playing with certain teammates, using even-strength stats for T...
Two and a half months ago, when the Ducks first acquired Pronger, I put a post together wondering how Carlyle would juggle the Norris blueliners in terms of ice time.Well, through yesterday we have...
I make a lot of boasts about the Sharks' 1-2 center punch with Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, but let's face it -- two badass centers are much more common than two badass defensemen, let alone...
Jeez, it appears that everyone in Anaheim is inspired by Teemu’s cut-to-the-mouth (and his resulting point increase). From the OC Register:"With Pronger absent from practice because of flu-like...
Thanks to Kukla for the link to the video. 3 pieces of advice here:1. Don't fight the Boogeyman Derek Boogard, as both Shane O'Brien and Todd Fedoruk (YouTubed) learned.2. When you ignore Advice...
(Author’s note: the top graphic in the photo is one of my favorite Photoshops from Hodge at Waiting for Stanley, a true graphics guru.)Now’s about the time when a lot of bloggers get political,...
Tomorrow: Anaheim Ducks (17-2-6, 1st in west) at Edmonton Oilers (13-8-1, 6th in west)Oh, so many things to talk about! In honor of ol' #8’s 500th goal and 600th point as a Duck, here’s 8...
