archromat

"Quasi GM"

Moncton, NB • Canada • 37 Years Old • Male

Two Great Opportunities in Crisis (Draft, Playoffs)

1. Cancel the NHL draft (picks would just all move back a year, so if you have 3 1sts this year, you get them next year instead). There was an opportunity in 2005 absolutely wasted. They could have simply cancelled the draft and changed the minimum draft age to 19* *Every year, up to three to five players at 18 are NHL ready. Sometimes none are ready. Perhaps if you win a draft lottery, y... Read More »

Populism vs Globalism has invaded hockey: a primer

Don Cherry was always an outspoken individual in terms of politics, so he made his remarks and Sportsnet said it's the last straw. I always hated Sportsnet, and this is just an honest and candid opinion. As my friend put it, "it's like watching AHL level of broadcasting". TSN's hockey coverage rivaled American channels covering the NFL. I'm not going to hide behind my opinions behind some... Read More »

MJ's Power Rankings (Oct 30 2019)

In the spirit of Hallowe'en and All Saints Day comes this week's power rankings, which I'll now be making on a monthly basis. I must repeat the disclaimer: the stats entirely determine the power ranking: I only try to rationalize what the stats are pointing out. 1. Boston Bruins 9-1-2 POWER 130 LW: 1 The Scary: Boston's dominance in both NFL and NHL right now. The Sain... Read More »

MJ's Power Rankings (Oct 23)

Greetings! I have returned for my next instalment of power rankings. If you have read the first one, then you'll be familiar with what I am about to say: these power rankings are based entirely on statistical performances and they are churned out by a python code that examines every game in the last ten regular season weeks played (bleeding into the last year for now). Now that we have that out... Read More »

MJ's Power Rankings (Oct 16)

In my spare time, I pythoned up a sim, but part of that sim was creating a power ranking based on a self-invented hundred balance system (ie, 132 = 32% stronger than average; 75 = 25% weaker than average). This system is entirely statistically based with zero input, but I shall only explain why I "believe" the teams are where they are and what issues they might need to address if they're sub aver... Read More »