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Burke Signs Schenn, Throws Big Word Around
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Luke Schenn to a five-year, $18-million deal. A cornerstone of GM Brian Burke’s rebuild, the 21-year-old has already spent three seasons in the NHL. “What...
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The Canucks Trade Rumor Machine is Warming Back Up – Dustin Brown in the Mix?
Well here it is, the calm before the storm; the last weekend before Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline. A time for some players, reportedly on the trading block to enjoy the charms of their current cities for...
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Even in an analytical world, storytelling can be valuable
There’s not been a lot of Vancouver Canucks news to dissect, so my presence on this blog has been fairly sparse. My only updates are usually things that interest me that don’t necessarily fit in with...
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Why you should care about analytics
“Statistics are like a lamp post to a drunk,” Brian Burke famously said at the MIT Sloan Analytic Sports Conference. “Useful for support, but not for illumination.” Actually, he said it twice. Once in...
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The Morning Skate, Dec. 14: Is there joy in this Canucks Mudville, Virtanen’s...
Even sitting on opponents didn’t bring the Canucks any luck on Sunday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles) Here’s the scene in Mudville: Good lord, what an awful division. Even crazier is Ed Willes’...
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Lucas Johansen: the making of an NHL prospect
This is our anatomy of becoming an NHL prospect. We looked into the background of Port Moody’s Lucas Johansen and tried to come up with some of the reasons that he’s on the cusp of being drafted in...
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