travis-moen Stories - Battle of California
Duckling (P)review
Black Dog Hates Skunks said...who do you like amongst the kids and why?Quick answer: In terms of what the Ducks needed, I think Beauchemin was the best kid in '05-'06. Long term, I'm guessing Getzlaf ...
The best two even-strength forward lines for the Ducks
One of the statistical inroads into hockey analysis, I think, has been segmentation of situational play. Here’s two lines that are killing at even-strength for the Ducks, which is a huge factor in t...
Merry Fist-mas!
Merry Fist-mas to all, and to all a good fight!
Peyton Manning is Lord of the Dance
After a thrilling superbowl that saw more fumbles and more first half turnovers than any other title game on record, I only have one question. When did Earl Sleek start doing Superbowl highlight video...
ANA / MIN review: Forget the Selke, let’s give Pahlsson the Smythe!
With round two starting tomorrow, I doubt I’ll have time to properly recap the first round victory over the Wild (yet another instance of California dominating Minnesota), but I do want to take a st...
Ducks Gameday—Puttin' square pegs into round holes
Phoenix Coyotes (2-5-0, t-14th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (4-6-1, t-9th in west)Missing Players by Game(includes games where a player was unavailable to finish the game)Well, it hasn't been the best st...
Earl answers his mail: Forward Lines, a year-to-year comparison
Sleek,The Ducks play so far has me frustrated. And you seem like the guy to help explain the frustration. I'm curious about ES TOI this year versus last year for the Duck's containment line. As yourse...
Ducks Gameday—Who would you move to make Niederroom?
Anaheim Ducks (14-12-4, t-6th in west) at Nashville Predators (13-11-2, 11th in west)The second guest-art installmentin the spade-in-victorhell series.I don't have much to say about last night's game ...
Would you rather?
So here's what happened, best as I can piece together.Brian Boyle smashes Rob Niedermayer into the sideboards. Travis Moen skates in to hit Boyle, but is quickly pulled aside by Tom Preissing. Niederm...







