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Sharks Gameday: Europeaness
Next Game San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 5:00 PM PDT Joe Louis Arena Complete Coverage > Disclaimer: Unlike Mike Babcock, I am not a racist. I don't believe that European players are all "soft" or that North American players are inherently better at...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN February 13th Recap
::shakes head slowly:: You'd like to think so, wouldn't you?...that last week's poll option "Ryan Johnson getting a piggyback ride from Don Cherry" is the most heart you can have per square centimeter. What you'd be forgetting is that grapes don't hold up well under pressure. Now if the answer...
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN February 6th Recap
I'm proud of you guys. You got the poll right last week! Too bad I had to rig it like an election in Zaire. Now I need to really get down to business here, because a good soldier like Daniel Paille went down this week to the count of 4 games and I need to say something about this headshot issue....
I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN January 30th Recap
Well, I'm disappointed in all of you, to say the least. I ask you "Who can you trust less?" and you came up with the wrong answer. No fault of yours, I didn't realize how far gone you all were. The answer was "Swedes." I was held for a couple of years in the 70s in a Swedish prison (with a...
What if There were Multiple Monuments for the History of the New Jersey Devils?
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Where They're From: Stanley Cup Final Edition
I'm not going to be doing too much coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals here on Puck Worlds... SB Nation has plenty of coverage going on for this marquee event. But, in the spirit of this being an international hockey blog, let's look at how the teams break down by nationality: Chicago...
A Bit Of Squid - Zany Style
Missy may be cooking up something else at the moment so, without her knowledge, (haha) I'll throw some links your way for today. -James Mirtle felt Grapes' wrath yesterday on Hockey night in Canada for posting a piece about the rise of European goaltenders, and that 3 of the 4 starters in the...
On Canadian Goaltenders in the NHL
James Mirtle points out an interesting trend: Canadians have gone from being nearly 100% of NHL goaltenders in 1980 to less than 50% today. Here's the trend in minutes played: But if we look at the number of goaltending jobs, the change isn't quite as stark - there were simply a ridiculous...
Remembering Jacques Lemaire, hockey player
Jacques Lemaire plies his trade against the St. Louis Blues during a rather unusual line change. The state of Lemaire's receding hairline, the lack of the helmet which he donned in mid-career, and especially the fact the Blues goalie is almost certainly Ernie Wakely, places this photograph...
"This shows how stupid the Corsi thing is..."
Following yesterday's article in the Globe & Mail, Don Cherry sputters (video here) uncontrollably about advanced statistics on Hockey Night in Canada. After Ron McLean tells him that Ryan Johnson of the Vancouver Canucks has the worst Corsi number in the league: "This shows how stupid the...
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