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fromtherink.com - 11/19/2008

Comparing this year to last: A 30-team look

— fromtherink.com — All right, time for some projections. What follows is basically projecting how many points, goals for and... goals against teams are on pace for this season, and how those totals compare to 2007-08. For example, the Sharks are currrently on pace for ... (more) Comparing this year to last: A 30-team look

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sports.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008

NBA - Statistics by Team - Yahoo! Sports

— sports.yahoo.com — Sortable Stats Sortable Stats Total Splits Situational Team Stats Opposing Team Stats Differential Filter: FG 3PT FT... Rebounds Misc Team M A Pct M A Pct M A Pct Off Def Tot Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts Phoenix Suns 37.2 74.0 50.3 6.6 17.0 38.9 19.5 26.3 74.1 ... (more) NBA - Statistics by Team - Yahoo! Sports

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sports.yahoo.com - 11/19/2008

Can changing a uniform number really change a career?

— sports.yahoo.com — On Nov. 1, Blake Wheeler of the Boston Bruins had three goals on the season and was... wearing No. 42. Last night, Blake Wheeler switched his number to No. 26 ... and promptly doubled his goal-scoring total with a hat trick, enticing one female (we ... (more) Can changing a uniform number really change a career?

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Oh, irony...
Snapshots — ... that the opposite is true. Tampa Bay remains in the upper half of the league in goals against and is last in goals per game. Maybe the answer will be facing them across the ice tonight according to [Lightning coach Barry] Melrose, "Detroit attacks the net like dogs. Our guys haven't been doing that hard enough or good enough. We have to find a way to put the puck in the net." The Red Wings rank 23rd in their team-wide goals against average, but they're also the league's highest-scoring team.

Fun Is Overrated
Sports And The City — Ask my fellow Maple Leafs followers about this year's squad and you're sure to get back one response: "the team sure is fun to watch!" You know what? Fuck "fun." I don't know what's fun about watching my team let in three, four, five, and six goals every night. I don't know what's fun about leading the league in goals against, and having the league's worst shorthanded ...

Senators fire Hartsburg
From The Rink — ... were run out of town last season only to watch this current group of underachievers (including the GM) continue to underachieve to an even greater extent. Gerber wasn't good this season, but he was also the backup netminder, making only 14 starts and posting an .899 save percentage that is miles better than what netminders like Chris Osgood, Vesa Toskala, Mathieu Garon and Manny Legace have managed this season. The bizarre thing about blaming Gerber is the fact that this is the lowest scoring team in the NHL this season. This is a one-line team that was blown out ...

Being Up Front About the Capitals Defense
Japers' Rink — ... It seems that the book on the Washington Capitals in the playoff is going to be some variation on the following: great offense, mediocre defense, questions in net.  Looking at the team from the outside, it's easy to understand why.  The Caps are among the NHL leaders in both total offense and ...