Author of How to Win Forever, out Oct. 27th. Credits: The Athletic, Sportsnet, ESPN, Edmonton Journal, Oilers Nation, The Score, Hockey Prospectus & Grantland.
Joined April 2009
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I've been working on "How to Win Forever" for more than a year. It's still surreal to see the book jacket.
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Anyone looking for a GM?
"We try to be creative when we're solving problems"
#CarolinaCulture AGM Tyler Dellow talks about Taylor Hall's unique contract:
If he scores less than 35 points this season, his no movement clause becomes a 10-team no trade
Watch & Listen to full episode! 🔗⬇️
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Have to go back and watch, but it looks like Matthew Schaefer became the first to play all 5 mins of overtime in NYI's 4-3 shootout win in Nashville.
Islanders gave him a breather with a timeout before powerplay at 2:17 of OT, but he was out there for all of it.
Unbelievable
According to @StatsPerform the 5:00 OT shift by Matthew Schaefer tonight was the first time a player played all 5 minutes of OT in post lockout era. @WillyD1025
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The @JonathanWillis book arrived today! Can’t wait to dive in on the STANLEY CUP CHAMPION Carolina Hurricanes
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Even by the Connor McDavid standard, this is an all-time run.
On Edmonton (and their captain's) scorching start.
tsn.ca/nhl/article/exception…
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ICYMI: Yesterday we announced Box WAR, our first model approved for small sample sizes.
We used a few tricks to build it: NHL EDGE tracking to distribute goal credit, RAPM priors to account for teammates/competition, and more.
Read our methodology here: hockeystats.com/methodology/…
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Mehta mentions that public models used to evaluate goalie performance are different than the 14 (!) different expected goals models his staff uses.
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No exaggeration, this guy might be the best interview in pro sports right now
Among NHL D with 100+ minutes at 5v5, Bouchard is:
1st in GF/60 (7.44)
6th in GA/60 (0.78)
36th in xGF/60 (3.24)
T2nd in xGA/60 (1.65)
The offence has been crazy, but the underlying numbers suggest the Oilers should have a 2:1 edge in his minutes - mostly thru great defence.
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Life's not too different. If you put in an honest effort and take care of those closest to you, you'll be rewarded.
With all that in mind, I'm pumped to share:
🚨Introducing Darryl Sutter's "The Code of the West - Lessons From the Ranch and the Rink"🚨
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Sergei Bobrovsky is the first Maple Leafs goalie to allow 3+ goals in each of his first 6 games of a season since Vesa Toskala in 2009
Third line at 5v5, first unit power play, and no higher than second unit PK.
And that's fine, he's good value at that cap hit in those roles.
The PP has always been RNH's bread & butter, and at 33 it's time for his usage to evolve from jack-of-all-trades to specialist.
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This is not what I would've expected the Oilers zonal performance to look like given their personnel...
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Season 2, Episode 5 of @HockeyDataShow on @SiriusXMNHL & on Demand with @timoseppa & @sportsology powered by @hudl_hockey & @ecachockey & @ProHockeyGroup with guest @JonathanWillis book " How to Win Forever" on Saturday at 3am & 7am & 3pm ET on Sunday at 4am & 8am & 11pm ET
