MattPie
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14 balls? really? that's a really odd number.
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I was going to say maybe it's just an artifact of the rounding process, but it's also possible that they looked at the numbers and decided that the team in 10th is normally only a handful of points out of a play-off spot and at that point those teams have a chance but it should be really small.
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Every player will have their own conscious or unconscious calculation of those factors, so you can't really group "players" together. Josh Gorges didn't want to play in Toronto because he didn't like the team, I can't see Kaleta playing for Chicago if there's a reasonable offer from Buffalo, etc. I'm sure many players pick whomever pays the most.
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Yeah, it's strange. But I'm guessing they too a smooth curve and then rounded things to 0.5% increments to keep the numbers easier. With 0.5% increments you could have 200 balls in the hopper. If you did 0.1% increments, you'd need 1000.
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With the exception of Miller, the others went from semi-starters to backups or vice versa. Apparently it's a lot easier for a goalie to get into a rhythm with regular work, plus, each knows that at least for now, playing well will get you more starts.
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#20: 20. He [bowness] had success in Boston, survived expansion chaos in Ottawa and had small opportunities with the Islanders and Coyotes. “Experience develops confidence,” Bowness said. “You have to be honest with yourself.” Would he go back and change anything? “A lot,” he replied with a laugh, declining specifics. He paused when asked how coaching is different now. “That’s not a simple answer. Every generation changes. There’s a lot more individual attention. How you push. Learning who can handle certain instruction and who can’t. Players want to know how you are going to grow them on and off the ice. There’s a lot more teaching. Coaches used to say, ‘Work harder!’ Now, when a player hears that, they say, ‘Give me something! I want to know how you can make me better.’” :unsure:
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I thought he was more of a pocket passer. ;)
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I think you're dreaming, really. I don't see anyone trading out of 1/2. Ever. Especially if you're talking about the 2016 draft that even if you go 0-82, you still have a 40% chance of picking 4th.
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Eh, he's two years older and has 49 less points (though 7 more goals). I'm not too worried. :) What I am worried about is there's apparently a "State of New England" that I had no knowledge of.
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I wasn't watching that closely, Nolan said there were three guys (forwards, I assume) that didn't play much because they didn't earn it. Since I assume Grigs wasn't one of them, who didn't play towards the end? Nolan: “The work is never a concern, but the lack of experience hurts you especially when you are playing against experienced teams, you need everybody and we didn’t have everybody tonight. We went down to three lines and three guys didn’t play, didn’t deserve to play, and didn’t warrant any ice time.”
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Paging DeLuca to the dirty red courtesy phone. :)
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Nice, I was listening to the Motet and Lettuce last night.
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Weber too.
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Never took you for a Birther. :)
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Still silly. :) Essentially, you're saying, "I didn't get Crosby? Well, screw it, I don't want Stamkos*, I'll trade that pick for Kessel and nuVanek." * I don't know that Stamkos is the right guy for the comparison, but that's the caliber of player at worst.
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She's got a lot going on.
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So I mentioned this thread to my wife (her quote: "How Mom-advice* of them"), and when I said Bodhi she replied, "like the tree in India? And she's of Indian descent? That's not weird at all." * Mom-advice is a group on FB that Mom's get together and discuss current events, babies, names, food, etc. Think of it like SabreSpace, but with the opposite gender skew.
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I know plenty of kids of non-celebrities that have goofy names too. It's just a thing some people do. If you're going to restaurants where (and when) parents are comfortable bringing their kids, you're doing "being young" wrong. :) I know I guy named North, it's a great name. He comes by it honestly though, with a very common Swedish last name.
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Paetsch used to play Wing and D. I remember reading after he was gone that the coach asked him, "Hey,. can you play wing? I don't have a place for D but I need a winger." to which Paetsch said, "Sure coach!". He hadn't played wing since midget or something. Guys will say anything to get ice time. Found it. http://www.oleantimesherald.com/sports/article_d168f3b5-66c5-5f8a-9efa-8b66020b3eed.html
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There's some OK areas (the western part that isn't befouled by NYC), but yeah large swaths are pretty useless.
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The main problem with O'Reilly is he shoots left, which as I understand it means he'd fit better on the LW. We have a lot of LW but very few RW.
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Special GDT: 12 University at Buffalo v 5 West Virginia (2:00, CBS)
MattPie replied to Eleven's topic in The Aud Club
94-99, so probably. I don't think the football team won more than a handful of games in that time though. Huh, they were apparently good in 96, 8-3. -
Special GDT: 12 University at Buffalo v 5 West Virginia (2:00, CBS)
MattPie replied to Eleven's topic in The Aud Club
I attended for 5 years and two bachelors' degrees, but I still feel guilty as I didn't attend a single sporting event while I was there. -
Oh, duh: Makarov is hotter than a two-dollar pistol!