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I'm hoping TM "helps" some teams make room for their shiny new toys and gets paid for doing it.

I figured that you did and was mostly poking fun since you used the exact definition. I'd actually wonder which is a better predictor, junior numbers or AHL numbers. I'd actually guess that in both cases, the second (and maybe third) year's numbers would have the greatest correlation. First years would reflect how quickly players adjust, but not necessarily their potential, while later years would show experience at that level more than actual relative skill (think about over-age players in juniors and lifer AHLers.) Really, though, if all you are putting into your model is points, then it probably won't tell you very much. However, if points were used along with (including interactions with) other factors, such as size, speed, etc., then I could see that being very useful.

Actually, that's what correlation literally means. Of course, it's not perfect correlation; there's still noise around the projections due to the numerous factors that can affect each player's trajectory. However, that doesn't mean that the projections are without value, especially when they account for differences in junior leagues, etc.

Yeah, w/ his right hand. Then uses his left hand to flip the bird at the rest of the NHL.

I'd honestly have to say that I've heard Koo-ba more than Kew-ba, and would have thought that was the correct way to say it based on that. However, if he says Kew-ba, then that's what it is.

Yeah, we "talked" briefly about that in another thread (I believe) last week (or so). Off of the top of my head, he led the league in takeaways the two years before the lockout-shortened season, too, and was on pace to do so that year, but didn't play enough games. He was also very low in giveaways and was third behind Hossa and someone else (can't remember who) in takeaway-giveaway differential.

Wait, I thought that Draisaitl was a center. He's listed as such everywhere that I've seen. Don't tell me that he's a "center" like Gerbe was.

Get enough guys like Z&Z and it might be the other way around. There are plenty of examples of guys who had motivational issues that resolved themselves when added to a strong team. I'm not necessarily advocating keeping Staff and Myers around, but I'd be willing to bet that either would look more motivated on the Kings or Blackhawks.

So what [he] told you was true, from a certain point of view ... You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.

This season has been defined by important scenes being rushed, while less important scenes drag on.

Glad the Rags won. Now, LA can win it at home.

It's OK, he does 'em with his Ditka!

It's not useless and it is not meant to be taken as a slope. Much like a Pareto chart, it's specifically put in decreasing order of y from highest to lowest, so that you can clearly see who/what falls at the ends and their levels relative to the rest of the data points. In this case, it shows Quick at the "book ends" and illustrates how unusual high his first run was and low this one seems to be.

I hope that the Rangers take game 4 and then LA wins game 5. It's so underwhelming when a team wins the Cup on the road. I want to see a home celebration.

Not sure the word "and" is appropriate in that first line. Last I checked, the only way to have a rapid change in velocity is by having great acceleration. Wow. I'm about 74" in both and if my arms were 3 1/2 inches longer, my finger tips would end at my knee caps. Do you have very broad shoulders?

One thing to consider about Boyle's NMC: it was far less of a big deal for him to waive it (assuming NYI would normally be on his list) now, since he can't be forced to ever play for the Islanders. Maybe he agreed to the trade to see if they threw stupid money at him, figuring that he could always ride it out and go to free agency. If he had a year left on his contract, then I would assume it means that he's likely to sign. Without that, I am less inclined to believe that it means he will.

I understand why they had to make it all one story line (Night's Watch), but it left me saying, "wait, what about *insert other story line* ... aw, damn, have to wait a week."

At 18 (freshman), we used to do finger-tip pull-ups on the door jams to train for rock climbing: (Closest picture I could find. Usually, the thumb wraps over the finger tips.) Required the same arm strength, but a lot more finger strength. I was surprised to find that I could still do one twenty years later.

I was surprised that The Mountain rolled over and did his number on Obe from above. It made more sense in the book, where he was too injured to get up at all (thus, Oberyn's overconfidence), but used his sheer strength to pull the Prince in and cave in his face. The show made it seem like he wasn't that bad off, afterall.

Though, if it has to be a Bruin, there are far worse choices than Bergeron.

Ryan O'Reilly is not physical, but he is hard to play against. He led the league in takeaways in 2013-14 (by a lot) and 2011-12, and was on pace to do so in 2012-13. He did this with considerably fewer giveaways than most players around him in takeaways. Only Marian Hossa and Jaden Schwartz had a higher (barely) differential per game this season.

Nah. Definitely the Bowl, probably the Cup, but not the Trophy.

But they have. The two conferences do not play each other in the playoffs (and barely do during the regular season) until the SC finals. Instead, each conference has a three-round (conference quarterfinals, semifinals and finals) tournament to figure out who the best team in that conference is, and then they play each other in the SC finals to determine who the best team in the NHL is. In this way, it's like the WHL, OHL and QMJHL, each having its own tournaments to figure out who the best team is in the individual league, and then each one gets a berth to determine who the best team in the CHL is. Likewise, collegiate conferences have tournaments to determine who their best teams are, and then those teams go on to play in a tournament to figure out who the best NCAA team is. In the NHL one teams gets two awards (SC and conference trophy), one gets one (the other conference trophy), and the rest get nothing.

6(.04) = .24 or 6(4%) = 24% :thumbsup: (Actually, with annual compounding, 4% per year for six years works out to be 26.5% higher. 1.04^6 = 1.265.)

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!