Any nhl team could hire me for a million bucks a year; I would do nothing but say 'don't hire Mike Babcock' one time a year, and I'd be worth it.

Impossible to over-endorse how helpful EJ was during the first year of me learning how to handle our german shepherd (seen here in my profile picture in one of her more dignified moments)

"we pre-filmed content to be ready with a feature to show ahead of the Islanders' first round playoff matchup" is such a sick accidental burn about their late season collapse

Hot fries

We need a Marshall Plan for the Dutch hockey program

If I was a New York Islander, I'd simply direct my shots towards the net instead of around it

I can't say I've come across any mention of any New York Islander getting a write-up in The New Yorker before so chock up another first for young Matthew Schaefer. I want to see him hanging out with The Addams Family next. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

This is going to be an awesome event in March. It rocks that I get to be a part of it with @thomasdrance.bsky.social. We're already cooking up some fun shows for that week with special guests. ("popular" and "sophisticated" are their words, not ours. But i'll take it!) www.nhl.com/avalanche/ne...

Average person: "This Disney deal with Sora is confusing." People who played Kingdom Hearts: "You think THAT Disney/Sora deal is confusing?! Let me tell you about...."

I have a few of these, but tops is probably a John McKenzie Hartford Whalers jersey. They retired his number even though he never played for the team

hi, shooting angle expert here! this is not funny, physics only does this when it's in extreme distress.

🙌🎊🎉🎈🎇

18 years old!!!

"Are the Hurricanes better than the Islanders" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by the NHL after 10:21 pages of milquetoast debate,

I was fully prepared to be aging into a space where my music tastes are considered old people music showing up on 'classic rock' stations. Was not fully prepared for Esquire to come out and just start calling it Divorced Dad Rock

Trial & Error

If only, Google Doc editor

Crazy Train

Dobson's a Dobson, but the Schaefer could be anything! It could even be a Dobson! You know how much we've wanted one of those!

This is not what I had in mind this week when I said I was fine with millionaires leaving New York

Neighbor-Source Heat Pump xkcd.com/3099/

New xG Model at HockeyViz: Magnus 8 hockeyviz.com/txt/xg8 Measuring shot quality, shooter quality, goalie quality, and the structural factors that affect them.

I'm spending a week in Toronto this July. Canada folks, please send recommendations!

Joel Quenneville helped cover up the sexual abuse of one of his own players. He's not fit to ever coach again at any level.

Last week I spent several days in North Carolina to get a better sense of the unique team GM Eric Tulsky and his staff are building with the Carolina Hurricanes. Here's their story in @theathletic.bsky.social today. www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

just lost my job. so if anyone needs a shark who likes to write, has experience with producing great copy even on esoteric subjects, let me know. might also get back to the doodling while i'm at it

BIG DATA CUP IS BACK stathletes.com/big-data-cup

nobel prizes only going to living scientists is so funny like if he's so smart why's he DEAD

a really underrated issue in environmental advocacy is that *totally separate from climate effects* pollution is exceptionally bad for you and cleaning the air saves lives

To all my new followers, I have been working on a CapFriendly replacement called TheStanleyCap.com. All the important salary cap information is there and I believe is the most accurate that is publicly available. If you haven't already, I'd appreciate you checking it out and spread the word.

plus a quick thread #sportsanalytics projects i am/want to be actively working on (this is a threat to myself to actually do this stuff and y'all should hold me to them):

I make my living selling subscriptions to my website, HockeyViz.com. Every year I make a thread about how great the website is, and what a great idea it is to give me some of your money every month so that you can look at the great things on the website. This is that thread.

Swing state faculty, listen up! The Nonpartisan College Voter Registration and Education Project is offering 5 minute class presentations on the election and on-the-spot voter registration. It's an initiative led by UMD and JHU profs working on democratic engagement. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Good morning, it looks like the NHL has posted player and puck tracking data and it’s publicly accessible. Going to write up some notes on how to use it today! Here’s Caufield’s goal as a sample, there’s some transformation we can do to more easily work with it. wsr.nhle.com/sprites/2024...

New Shot Rate Impact Model: hockeyviz.com/txt/magnus8EV Isolating skater ability to impact the chances their teams generate or allow.

Most traditional american jobs just don’t exist anymore. No longer can I build a giant object in my yard and charge people to see it. I am not allowed to descend a waterfall in a barrel for a hefty fee. My wagon full of questionable handmade potions has been sanctioned and seized by law enforcement.

Very much a fan of the PWHL adopting every fun rule change the NHL is too scared to try

My doctor's office has provided this wall display as a very helpful metaphor about American healthcare

im much like a dog at the westminster dog show: zero comprehension of what's going on, just want to be good

Waiting for a friend in downtown San Francisco. Most egregious crime I’ve witnessed so far: the hot dog carts smell delicious even though I’m trying to stay pescatarian. Just like the news warned me about

Backstrom for Ottawa GM

The Bruins have brought back a bunch of alumni for opening night. This is surely a ploy from somebody in the front office to get Bergeron back into the building in the hope that he gets the itch and re-signs

⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢ HockeyViz 2023-2024 SEASON PREVIEW ⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢⬡⬢ hockeyviz.com/txt/preview2... Standings points, playoff chances, skaters & goaltenders, coaching, prospects (thanks to @hockeywthhannah.bsky.social), and detailed breakdowns for every team.

What’s your favorite YouTube feature? Mine is how if you go to a playlist, click “shuffle” & confirm the shuffle icon is selected in the next page, it then automatically and silently turns off shuffling when the video ends. That or how 50% of the search result page is things I didn’t search for

For the upcoming PWHL, I created some roster projections based on quantified player performance. Read the methodology and see the pretty plots in the article: www.theicegarden.com/pwhl-roster-...

This Bray Wyatt news is just awful. He was such a unique, fascinating talent. I enjoyed watching him and even planned a DND villain based on him

If I wanted to watch the Studio Ghibli movies, is there a recommended order or place I should start? This is @mbm.bsky.social bait but I’m open to other opinions too