Risk Management: Buy out DiPietro. Now.
If the Rangers and Canadiens didn't want to risk injury preventing buyouts of Wade Redden and Scott Gomez, what greater health risk is there than Rick DiPietro?
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Hockey Analytics 6.3: What are indicators of luck?
How do we know when a team or player's performance has been influenced by a run of good or bad luck?
Lockout Over: To punish the NHL, or come back?
It was an emotional four months for diehard fans. We've had a week to digest the end of the NHL lockout. How are we feeling about the whole "you can have my money again" thing?
A few reads in the lockout's leverage play
The NHL would love the NHLPA (and you) to believe they will cancel the season without a deal. The NHLPA would love the NHL (and you) to believe they'll file for disclaiming interest.
Can anything happen in short season? No.
Some people are under the impression that a shortened season can aid a teams chances of sneaking into the playoffs. The evidence may prove otherwise.
Lockout Progress? Counteroffers fly
Or rather, make that a "comprehensive response," according to NHLPA head Donald Fehr.
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Introduction to Hockey Analytics Part 6.1: Luck and Random Variance: An Introduction.
Luck is a very odd concept to talk about in professional (and amateur) sports. The players in the NHL all got the opportunity to play NHL hockey mainly because they are quite simply the most...
Is the lockout finally winding down? Depends.
The NHL lockout will end someday. Possibly this month. Maybe Tuesday's "cautious optimism" is even a sign of progress. Follow the updates if you dare.
Lockout Letters: Hey Wang, it's a parking lot.
If you could write a lockout letter to your favorite team's owner, what would it be?
Forbes: Your Isles are Still Worth Squat
Depending on how you read it, Forbes' latest NHL franchise valuations argue for lower player salaries -- or higher owner revenue sharing.
