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NHL Throws Us Nerds A Bone
NHL Throws Us Nerds A Bone

Forechecker Forechecker posted 9/14/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

The NHL is using a new format for its game report files, starting with last night's exhibition game between the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. For hockey stats analysts, this is a bit like Christmas in September...

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Send in the economists!

Forechecker Forechecker posted 6/17/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Q: What happens when you have a bunch of sports columnists commenting on the purchase of the Nashville Predators? A: A business story covered by rank amateurs.

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Who draws the calls

Forechecker Forechecker posted 10/23/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

As a followup to last week's piece about which players are drawing penalties more frequently than others, I've posted a publicly available Google Spreadsheet which shows updated numbers through Sunday night...

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This Hockey Fan Has a Dream, Too
This Hockey Fan Has a Dream, Too

Forechecker Forechecker posted 1/21/2008 from forechecker.blogspot.com

With apologies to one of the truly great pieces of American rhetoric... please place tongue firmly in cheek before reading.

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This Hockey Fan Has a Dream, Too

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Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal

Forechecker Forechecker posted 6/19/2008 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Make no mistake, there most certainly is an imbalance on the Nashville Predators depth chart right now, and unless it is addressed soon it could hurt the team in both the short- and long-term...

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Does the Bell Toll For Gary Bettman Now?

Forechecker Forechecker posted 8 days ago from forechecker.blogspot.com

Is this the beginning of the end for Gary Bettman's reign as commissioner?

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Does the Bell Toll For Gary Bettman Now?

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Coming soon to a city near you... NHL Hockey!

Forechecker Forechecker posted 6/6/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

The fate of the Nashville Predators might well be impacted by two developments being reported today...

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Coming soon to a city near you... NHL Hockey!

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Seven Wonders of the Hockey World

Forechecker Forechecker posted 7/9/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

The Taj Mahal. The Great Wall of China. Machu Picchu. (gazundheit!) No, those aren't the latest NHL expansion markets... but what would make the list of hockey's seven wonders?

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Seven Wonders of the Hockey World

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A Picture is worth 1000 words, or a spreadsheet
A Picture is worth 1000 words, or a spreadsheet

Two for Elbowing found this 7/19/2007 on forechecker.blogspot.com

Here's a graphical followup on the issue of travel schedules in the NHL.  Over at CalgaryPuck.com , forum users took an image from Sportsline.com  and provided some additional insight into divisional setup.  First, the ...

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Bit by Bit, Little by Little...

Forechecker Forechecker posted 10/25/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

The pace appears to be quickening in the negotiations between the Freeman group and the Nashville Metro government regarding the Sommet Center lease, which remains the main obstacle in completing the purchase of the Predators from Craig Leipold...

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Remembering the Vladinator
Remembering the Vladinator

Forechecker Forechecker posted 11/6/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

While we celebrate the outstanding careers of this year's Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, we should also reflect on what might have been for the Vladinator...

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Time to find out who's Naughty & Nice
Time to find out who's Naughty & Nice

Forechecker Forechecker posted 12/4/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Who's leading the parade to the penalty box, and who's sending thier opponents there?

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Reasons for Predators Fans to Believe
Reasons for Predators Fans to Believe

Forechecker Forechecker posted 4/10/2008 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Are there genuine reasons to believe that the Predators can pull off an upset over this year's Presidents Trophy winner? There are indeed...

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The 2008 Alternative NHL Awards

Forechecker Forechecker posted 4/28/2008 from forechecker.blogspot.com

It's time for the 2008 Alternative NHL Awards, recognizing the best of the best (or is it the worst of the worst?) when it comes to on-ice illicit activity...

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The 2008 Alternative NHL Awards

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Back to the Bad Old Days?
Back to the Bad Old Days?

Forechecker Forechecker posted 6/6/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Has the "new NHL" gone back to the clutch & grab 1990's?

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A deeper look at the NHL schedule

Forechecker Forechecker posted 7/16/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

You think your team got screwed by the NHL schedule makers? Take a look inside the numbers for yourself and see which teams face the toughest offenses, the toughest defenses, and travel the most this upcoming season.

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Local hacks take a whack

Forechecker Forechecker posted 8/17/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Thanks to a miserable hatchet job at the Tennessean, Predators fans are left with another round of caterwauling from critics who want to see the team relocated either to Kansas City or Southern Ontario.

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Who Scores Alone?

Forechecker Forechecker posted 8/27/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

So sayeth the Muse, "it takes two to make a thing go right." In the NHL, that translates to elite scorers who rely upon particular playmakers to set them up...

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An early 2008 NHL playoff preview?

Forechecker Forechecker posted 9/14/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

There's an interesting poll going on over at James Mirtle's blog, where you get to predict the eight playoff teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences...

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Don't Make Fun of the new Penguins Jerseys...

Forechecker Forechecker posted 9/19/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

It sure looks like Georges Laraque is ready for the regular season to start. Are those bits of Andrew Archer's skull making that mist surrounding this scrap?

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