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On having more franchise defensemen than you have franchises
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 minu...
My Masterson Trophy Nominee
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 ha...
Goal production and prevention: Pronger and Niedermayer
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 Teemu...
Niedermayer and Pronger, initial icetime results
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 se...
Un-Freakin'-Fair
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 two ...
Another bloody mouth in Anaheim
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 symp...
Ducks get spooked by the Boogeyman
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 #1, t...
All-Star Ballots: Do NOT vote for these guys
(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, an...
Ducks Pre-Game Day: Countdown to the Oil
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 storylin...
Ducks-Stars: Tales from the Penalty Box
Well, as I mentioned in the GDP, I somehow snagged the Row B tickets to the Dallas game on Wednesday, and it was a blast. Now normally I bring my pal Damndaze along, (even though he’s a Red Wings fa...
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