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Tuesdays with Dani: Brutal special teams and trades
The Lightning better keep an eye on their rearview mirror because with that win over the Penguins last night, the Caps move into within 1 point of Tampa Bay in the division standings. The Lightning only have two more games in their homestand to pick up some points before heading on the road for the...
Ducks Gameday -- Another Finn to Winn in Minn.
Anaheim Ducks (32-22-4) at Minnesota Wild (30-22-5), 5 pmAnaheim Calling and Hockey Wilderness -- otherwise known as "Koivu Nation". It seems the 9-man logjam on the Anaheim blueline has found some relief. The Ducks traded Paul Mara to the Montreal Canadiens for a 5th round pick before sending a...
Ducks Gameday -- Welcome back, Frenchie!
Anaheim Ducks (30-21-4) at Calgary Flames (28-21-7), 6 pmAnaheim Calling and Matchsticks & Gasoline -- SBN is as free as Egypt. :) Today got really swamped, so I'm pulling a long-time-blogger trick and going to archives. Francois Beauchemin is set to make his Ducks return tonight (see my...
Sports Links 5.14.08
+ Mets make moves, designating Nelson Figueroa and Jorge Sosa for assignment (Figueroa plans to go to the minors if he clears waivers, Sosa might declare free agency instead), and sending Angel Pagan to the DL. Coming up (or already up): reliever Matt Wise, starting pitcher Claudio Vargas (what's...
College Basketball: Men's Basketball Transfers 2008
A(n incomplete) list of transfers from Division I programs this spring. Seton Hall Former Christ the King sophomore Larry Davis is seeking a transfer, possibly to Iona, Hofstra, Rider, and Loyola-MD. Rutgers Justin Sofman is transferring from Rutgers, looking at Albany, Iona, and Monmouth. Here’s...
WAR on the Move: Gaining and Losing Via Trade
Please see a note on methodology and opportunities for improvement after the jump. - ed. For some reason, I decided to spend the last 10 days digging through MORE trade data. I think it's some sick, self-destructive disorder I have, because it was in no way fun. But, what I ended up with is a...
The Tangled Web We Weave: An Interactive Trade Map
First of all, I'd like to thank everyone at BtBS for the lovely welcome I received after coming on as part of the team last week. It's nice to see that there are other baseball nerds out there who appreciate kick-ass graphics as much as I do. However, after my graphic comparing Mark Teixeira to...
Winter Meetings: Want/Have
Despite the nihilism (or is it crafty gamesmanship?) of the front office, we know the Reds are at least pretending at pursuing a Leadoffman - or, failing that, a coxswain. The player in question will have to man LF or SS, since those are really the only openings in the starting lineup at present ...
Oil Embargo vs. Oil Dependence
Dean Lombardi is not happy with the Ryan Smyth trade. Understandably so -- even with his hands tied, he still got stuck with an injured Colin Fraser. But he may have gone overboard with this snipe: "The bottom line for me, I would have rather invested my money with Bernie Madoff than invest in...
Are Trade Winds Blowing?
So as of today the Leafs will likely have over $5 million in cap space, assuming Jeff Finger clears waivers and is successfully demoted to the AHL's Toronto Marlies. While it is entirely possible the brain-trust at MLSE is happy to have Finger waiting in the wings as an expensive backup plan, the...
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