Re-posting something I wrote at the Stars Stack a long time ago for the new site: the scientific counterargument to Seattle staying put and not cashing in like they should. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/what-nhl-g...
03.03.2026 20:54 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Youβre braver than I am
03.03.2026 03:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
line chart of fenwick shooting percentage on shots deemed a "defensive deflection." The line is roughly 15-20% for the 2023-24 and 2024-25, but jumps to almost 100% for the 2025-26 season
Interesting development for anyone interested in building an xG model: the NHL apparently decided this season that defensive deflections are only worth recording if the shot is a goal
27.02.2026 03:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0interesting how the home ice advantage, such as it is, mostly manifests in blowouts
25.02.2026 20:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ales Hemsky
20.02.2026 17:41 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thousands of examples of Rememberable Fun Guys, but for right now: Jason Robertson.
20.02.2026 17:29 β π 42 π 3 π¬ 4 π 0You mentioned that you were curious about if you'd feel the same visiting Rome this year as you did previously now that you know more that you did previously. What person/event/place has your opinion changed the most on since you covered them for the show?
20.02.2026 16:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Rules court emergency session
20.02.2026 16:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What an incredible day of hockey
19.02.2026 20:55 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What an incredible day of hockey
18.02.2026 22:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Saw the third one for some reason without seeing the first two and walked out wondering if they were all like that. Good to know that apparently, yes, they are
18.02.2026 22:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 03/21 are names I've only encountered in The Simpsons
17.02.2026 04:42 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Huh, I seem to remember him doing the same thing to Hintz a couple years ago
12.02.2026 17:12 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0ιεΈΈεζ¬’οΌηΉε«δ½ ηοΌ
10.02.2026 00:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
Uncanny
05.02.2026 22:19 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Need some good #TexasHockey content to tide you over until the Stars-Blues game?
@hitzicestat.bsky.social does a deep dive on defense with Puck Over The Glass founder @ladyotreesyrup.bsky.social. And you should have just enough time to listen to the whole thing.
Enjoy.
Hryckowian and Bourque are from Quebec and BΓ€ck is pronounced more like Beck
03.02.2026 23:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dallas's third-ish line with Hryckowian, Bourque, and BΓ€ck being called the QuebΓ€ck line
03.02.2026 23:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0There should absolutely be (much) better oversight and more avenues for intervention on the kids' behalf, but an outright ban is extreme for something that does have redeeming aspects (more one-to-one attention, tailored lesson plans, etc.)
03.02.2026 20:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had an overwhelmingly positive experience homeschooling through eighth grade. There are homeschool communities that provide good education and socialization and to paint with such a broad brush is unnecessarily reductive
03.02.2026 20:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
On the Ben Chiarot contract and missing context
prashanthiyer.substack.com/p/on-the-ben...
Thanks!
28.01.2026 05:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What is the delta-method? Average individual year-to-year change?
28.01.2026 02:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
New post: What's going on with Thomas Harley this season and should the Stars be concerned? Why his down season may not be as much about him as it seems.
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Unfortunately heβs pretty much the only Star who is
23.01.2026 01:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you!
22.01.2026 21:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New post: What's going on with Thomas Harley this season and should the Stars be concerned? Why his down season may not be as much about him as it seems.
open.substack.com/pub/puckover...
New Feature: Team cards.
Team cards for the current season and the past 5 seasons can be found in the 'Team Cards' tab on team pages.
thestanleycap.com/teams/pittsb...
At least they finally added an API. The way they were doing it before sending the page HTML via web sockets was bizarre. Someone said part of the issue was the PA not wanting detailed tracking stuff published, but there's still so much they could do to supplement the PBP
15.01.2026 15:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So much of the edge stuff is on the cusp of being useful
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