Archive | September, 2009
Balsillie Bid Thrown Out, Will Not Pursue
It is now widely known news that Jim Balsillie has lost his bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes through bankruptcy hearings in Glendale, Arizona and has now confirmed with a statement on the Fan590 that he will not be pursuing the Coyotes any longer. Balsillie’s statement: “From the beginning, my attempt to relocate the Coyotes [...]
Continue reading...A New Way To Predict Team Success
30. September 2009
Those of you familiar with baseball have probably heard of something called Pythagorean Expectation, a formula developed by Bill James that used runs for and against to predict the records of MLB teams. A similar formula has been created for hockey, and is generally considered Goals For^2/(Goals for^2+Goals against^2). It is a great way to [...]
Continue reading...NHL Contest on Twitter
29. September 2009
Just a quick shoutout to an article posted on Mashable, for those who missed it. Basically, the NHL has a contest running on Twitter for anyone to pick their 15 teams to win on Saturday, October 3, plus a total-PIMs tie-breaker. To enter, tweet your 15 picks plus the PIMs to @NHL along with the [...]
Continue reading...DailyFaceoff.com’s Keeper League Player Rankings
29. September 2009
Welcome to the inaugural Keeper League Player Rankings. These rankings are based on a long-term league (at least five years) with standard scoring settings. The main factors that I consider are past production, age, position, and the quality of their team and linemates in the foreseeable future. Please feel free to comment; I know that [...]
Continue reading...Schremp on Waivers, Isles to Claim?
29. September 2009
TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the New York Islanders are putting in a waiver claim on Rob Schremp in an attempt to acquire one of the more dynamic players in the game. Schremp was a premier minor league talent, drafted 25th overall in 2004 but has never cracked the Oilers’ NHL roster. Schremp could [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League: Dup’s Troops
29. September 2009
I thought I’d take this opportunity to pay tribute to the Dup’s Troops team of 2007-08. The team, seen above, finished the regular season atop league standings, a remarkable feat, yet failed to live up to expectations, being upset in the first round of the playoffs by a lowly 6th seeded team. In completely unrelated [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League: The Pink Chanther
29. September 2009
I’m not one to auto draft but then again I’ve never been known to have a good memory either. On a completely unrelated note The Pink Chanther has fallen victim to the ever annoying auto draft. You know, the one that picks injured and totally overrated players way too early for you. After totally spacing [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League: Boyes 22 Men
29. September 2009
With a player like Brad Boyes, how do you not name the team Boyes 22 Men? Not that a fancy name’s going to help the somewhat-thinner goaltending of Backstrom/Huet/Vokoun when stacked up against the likes of Brodeur/Fleury/Mason or Luongo/Ward/Thomas, but I’m pretty confident in the top-to-bottom consistency of my team. Iginla’s my star player, but [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League: Honey Nut Chelios
29. September 2009
Round 1, #3 overall: Sidney Crosby – You can’t go wrong with Sid the Kid after Ovechkin and Malkin are off the board. No brainer here. Round 2: Zach Parise – Parise basically fell into my lap. I was expecting an Iginla here but he was taken with the 4th. When 94 pts and +30 [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League: Campbell Conference
29. September 2009
I would officially like to welcome Captain Roberto Luongo (it is ok to do that now because he is a captain in real life) to introduce the players of the inaugural Campbell Conference team. Roberto : I am very excited to have signed a 12 year contract with such a talented team; it is definitely [...]
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30. September 2009
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