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Can Teams Win By Taking Higher Quality Shots?
Jonathan Willis
November 09 2011 11:05PM
Shot quality is a hot-button issue among people who spend time trying to learn about the game of hockey through statistical analysis.
Intuitively, we all know that shot quality exists. A quick blast from center ice immediately prior to a line change is far less likely to score than a superstar taking a shot on a breakaway. The question, then, isn't whether shot quality exists – we know it does – but whether teams can use it to help them win games.
Defensive shot quality is hard to measure because of goaltending effects. If Boston posts a better save percentage this season than Columbus, we can't say that it's strictly a matter of their team playing better defense or a brilliant coaching stratagem – because Tim Thomas and Steve Mason are very different goaltenders. Various methods of measuring shot location to split defensive performance from goaltending performance remain problematic and unproven.
That problem, however, doesn't exist when we look at team offense. A team's shooting percentage tells us exactly how likely they were to score on any given shot. Therefore, if certain teams in the league are better than others at taking quality shots, it's something that should show up when we look at their records from year-to-year.
Naturally, we'd want to level the playing field – some teams get more power plays or penalty kills, some teams spend more time in 4-on-4 situations, etc. To get a really even idea of what teams are good at taking quality shots, we'd only want to look at 5-on-5 game play – it's the most common situation, the area where coaching and overall team ability should be most evident.
If we go back to 2010-11, the best team in the league at converting their shots was the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2009-10… they were the 27th-best team in the league. The Capitals were the best team in the league in 2009-10, and they fell all the way to 23rd in 2010-11. In fact, the average finish of a team that leads the league in shooting percentage in the previous and prior years is 14th overall in the NHL. Interestingly, the average finish of a team that finishes last in the league in shooting percentage in the previous and prior years is also 14th overall.
Still, those are just examples. To really see if shot quality matters offensively, we'd want to look at the entire league, over a period of years. Thanks to Behind the Net, we can do that – we have four years of 5-on-5 shooting data, from 2007-08 to 2010-11. We'll run mathematical correlations, to see the relationship from one year to the next – a score of 1 represents a perfect correlation, a score of zero shows no correlation whatsoever.
- 2007-08 to 2008-09 correlation: 0.179
- 2008-09 to 2009-10 correlation: -0.067
- 2009-10 to 2010-11 correlation: -0.121
- Average year-to-year correlation: -0.003
The average correlation is actually slightly negative over these years, but it's very, very close to exactly zero. In other words, there seems to be no connection between how good a team's shooting percentage is from one year to the next. This is a significant argument that there is no major difference between individual NHL teams in their ability to score on any given shot – over the big picture, shot quality in 5-on-5 situations evens out.
While a team's shot quality seems to bounce around erratically from year to year, the same is not true of the number of shots that they take. Here are the same correlations, but this time instead of looking at team shooting percentage, we will look at team shooting rates (shots/60) in 5-on-5 situations:
- 2007-08 to 2008-09 correlation: 0.578
- 2008-09 to 2009-10 correlation: 0.453
- 2009-10 to 2010-11 correlation: 0.462
- Average year-to-year correlation: 0.498
That's not a perfect correlation by any means, but there's clearly a relationship between how teams perform from one year to the next – something we didn't find when we looked at shot quality.
Because shot rates are at least somewhat predictable, we can view them as a team skill – teams that are good at this one year stand a good chance at being good at it the next year. Because shooting percentage is unpredictable (at the team level) it becomes very difficult to argue that certain teams are better at it than others.
November 10 2011, 10:45AM
:book¡e: You will have to wait until I finish figuring out how to make my Betamax deck stop flashing "12:00."
But clearly us aficionados know that Beta is a far superior system to VHS. No matter what those VHS troglodytes say about performance, efficacy and ubiquity we have the specs on our side! Long live Beta, the machine of technological erudition!!
November 10 2011, 10:51AM
looks like Renney is not done sweating MP:
November 10 2011, 10:51AM
Just so I'm clear here, this is saying that shot quality doesn't really matter? ... ie over a large enough sample teams are going to score at roughly the same rate?
ie if you consitantly out shoot, you should consistantly win?
November 10 2011, 10:53AM
Bruce McCurdy with a long look at outshooting and wins etc at The Journal from last July: http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2011/07/18/paradigm-shift-the-evolving-relationship-between-outshooting-and-winning/
@ RB; Cool read, thanks. Good luck with the Betamax.
November 10 2011, 11:20AM
@Dave Lumley
That's profound and funny.
I guess that's why the saying is "He shoots, he scores"* and it's not "He selects, he thinks, he overpasses, he scores"
*exception is Ryan Smyth "he passes/shoots off dman's butt/stick/shinpad, he scores"
November 10 2011, 02:49PM
Willis, I appreciate what you try to do with adding statistics to Hockey, but you really need to post your Descriptive Statistics and regression tests on known years to demonstrate causation along with correlation.
Have you stat buffs been doing that stuff for all the popular measures?
Please don't take this post as a jump down anyones throat, just trying to understand what is going on behind the claims.
I understand how baseball statistical analysis works, but thats because you can break down 95% of interactions into a single interaction between player and measurement. Hockey is a much tougher bird to look at because there are 9 other players on the ice, different systems, 2 referees and a whole host of other factors that go into a single play. (Outside of shootout attempts)
November 11 2011, 08:18AM
Sit Barker. He moves at the speed of glacial ice.
Sit Gagner. Opt for more size and speed through the line-up. RNH-Hall-Eberle


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Theron Don and Mary Ann G. Jorgensen recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They were married Sept. 23, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple by Apostle LeGrande Richards.
The couple, their children and grandchildren enjoyed a family vacation in Southern Utah to commemorate the occasion.
Traveling to the canyons with their parents were Caroline and Allen Kreutzkamp and their children, Chazz, McKayla and Erika and Apryll and Brad Jorgensen and their children, Josie, Allie and Katelyn.

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0.1
Fix Version/s: 2.1
Component/s: Questions
Testing Instructions:
1. As teacher, go to a quiz with student attempts
2. Review an attempt, and manually grade a response using the Make comment & override grade.
3. Go to Results -> Manual grading in the navigtion, and manually grade using that.
In both cases, verify the grade and comment are saved, and can be re-edited.
Ideally verify this with the Use HTML editor option in your profile both on and off.1. As teacher, go to a quiz with student attempts 2. Review an attempt, and manually grade a response using the Make comment & override grade. 3. Go to Results -> Manual grading in the navigtion, and manually grade using that. In both cases, verify the grade and comment are saved, and can be re-edited. Ideally verify this with the Use HTML editor option in your profile both on and off.
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Fixed Branches:MOODLE_21_STABLE
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While playing with quizzes/questions to detect all the file_areas I have detected that the question_sessions->manualcomment is lacking support for files (and that's ok, as commented by Tim in HQ chat) but, at the same time, it seems that the question_sessions->manualcommentformat field isn't being handled at all.
I get the html editor (without showing any "format"), then save the comment and, the manualcommentformat continues being 0 (FORMAT_MOODLE) should be 1 (FORMAT_HTML).
So I guess something is missing there (mod/quiz/comment.php)
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Hi, Tim
I got a stupid question: how to go to manualcomment UI? Is it in quiz?
The manualcomment UI is shown with the question, so it appears in two place.
1. When a teacher reviews a student's quiz attempt, there is a "Make comment or override grade" link that opens the commenting UI in a pop-up.
2. Also in the quiz, for a quiz with an essay question, go to Results -> Manual grading, and select one of the essay questions in the quiz, then follow the link to grade something.
Hi, Tim
I read the code of mod/quiz/comment.php, looks like comment.php is not using moodle form at the moment, to convert to moodle form we need make more changes in lib/questionlib.php, I am not sure if worth doing this.
Another quick fix would be hard-coded format in question_save_session function.
Tim, what is your suggestion on this issue?
Sorry, why is it relevant whether this uses formslib or not? We just need an editor, with associated choice of format. That must be possible without converting everything to formslib.
Hi Tim
print_textarea has been deprecated (it is in deprecatedlib.php), it is not like the editor element which is able to deal with format and files, we replaced a number of textarea with moodle form element.
The select box can be added to select format, but in the long term, I think it should use moodle form instead.
I don't believe it is possible to use a Moodle form for this bit of the question code.
I am sure it should be possible to use a HTML editor outside a Moodle form.
The real issue is that there seems to be no way to use the new content editor stuff outside a Moodle form, so question_print_comment_fields cannot be changed to work properly. It has to use the old print_textarea function, and so we don't get a manualcommentformat field.
I have now changed to code to set manualcommentformat to FORMAT_HTML wherever necessary. That will basically work, so this does not have to block the Moodle 2.0 release. However, the mess needs to be sorted out some time.
The code in qbehaviour_renderer::manual_comment_fields in question/behaviour/rendererbase.php needs to be updated to use code like in question/type/essay/renderer.php qtype_essay_format_editor_renderer::response_area_input
I wish there was a better API for using the HTML editor outside formslib.php.
Thanks Tim - after talking to you I am happy to integrate this.
I will open an issue to deprecate editors_head_setup() now.
Seems to work properly, both from the manual grading and the review attempt interfaces. Both comment and overridden grade.


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Tickets are on sale now for the annual Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant to be held at Abravanel Hall on June 16-21. Tickets can be obtained through ArtTix by calling 355-ARTS or 1-888-451-ARTS, Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or visit www.arttix.org.
The Emery County Fair is looking for vendors for the fair, Aug. 5-9. For booth rental information contact Kathy at 687-2403.
The Emery County Fair is looking for exhibits for this year's fair, Aug. 5-9. Get your homemade and home grown products ready to exhibit. Take pride in our county. Cash prizes to all winners. Call Kathy at 687-2403 at 381-2381 or Bernice Payne at 653-2212 for more information.
Utahns Against Hunger are encouraging home gardeners to support the annual Grow a Row. By growing an extra row of vegetables to donate to your local food pantry, home gardeners can help provide fresh nutritious produce to families experiencing economic difficulties and seeking help at their local food bank. The food bank in Emery County is located at 40 South Center in Castle Dale.
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Entries for the Southeastern Utah Jr. Livestock Show are due at the Emery County Extension Office no later than June 9. No late entries will be accepted. Entry forms are available at the Extension Office, Room 114 in the Emery County Courthouse, or from the FFA Advisor. For more information call 381-2381.
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Laugh it up at the Castle Dale Library. Summer story time schedule: June 6-Doggone Bones, June 13-Tall Tales, June 20-Harry Potter, June 27-special guest, July 11-Pete's Pizza, July 18-Piggy Pie, July 25-closing program. Be sure to dress up as you favorite Harry Potter character on June 20. The Castle Dale Library is also having a summer reading contest. Don't miss out.
Members, attend six meetings and receive a 70 year anniversary hat. Meetings are held every third Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the District 22 building in Price.
Miss Emery County Scholarship Pageant is now seeking girls, ages 17-24, interested in participating. Call Natalie Blackwell, 384-3184 or Sabrina Ungerman 687-2642 to sign up.
The Emery County Archives is looking for your stories of service in the CCCs. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the CCCs, the archives would like to assemble the stories of those either from this area who served or those who came here from other parts of the country. Please contact Shirley at the archives at 381-2671.
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The Emery Company and County Camps of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers are looking for young women that are eligible to compete in the Days of '47 Queen Pageant. You must be at least 18 years of age and have pioneer ancestors that came to Utah before 1869. If anyone is interested please contact Karen Huntsman at 381-5445 or any of the captains of the Emery County camps for further details.
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Residents wishing to have photos displayed during this event, please contact Mary Dickerson at 637-0964.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Prorgam we need you! If you are 55 of older and have time to serve your community call now. We are looking for seniors who would like to go to the schools and help with students. We are looking for seniors who would like to crochet booties and hats for babies in our hospitals. If you have time on your hands, even an hour a week we can use you. Call Laurie or Betty at RSVP 381-2765. Our hours are Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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Bringing hope to single moms support group and self-reliance class now being offered in Castle Dale. Open to the public free of charge. It will be held on Thursday evenings from 7-8 p.m. There will be on site child care available with prior notice. The course offers self-reliance skills, recourses, skills on setting up a safety net and starting a new life plan. For more information call Jennifer at 381-2827 or Jackie at 637-5542.
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Lately there have been some challenging articles written by the mainstream media about our parent organization, Girl Scouts of the USA.
The focus is GSUSA has hired a consultant to reimagine its configuration now that there are 112 high-capacity councils across the United States, rather than the 330 councils, as it was six years ago. They have pared the staff at GSUSA from more than 600 full-time employees to what is reported around 400 full-time employees. Last week, those employees were offered retirement packages to encourage some to retire as Anna Marie Chavez works to "right size" the national organization to fit the needs of the councils.
As you may know, GSSA has had to "right size" a number of times to address tight budgets and a concern that we are too reliant on the cookie program for income. We recently had to lay-off a number of staff because of the DEFUNDING by the Southwest Alabama United Way (Mobile and Clarke counties). These budget shortfalls have consequences for those who work for Girl Scouts and for those we serve.
Just to provide some clarity about GSSA's situation in the context of the larger assertions in the media. Yes, our retirement liability increases annually. The staff members and I have spoken to Congressional aides about supporting the legislation providing relief from the requirement of having the retirement plan fully funded.
GSSA's membership bounces around and is very reflective of the national scene. We had three years of modest growth, this year we are down in membership. A large number of our members are girls in Head Start and other federally funded programs that were cut on sequestration, so the outlook there is a challenge. There seems to be no logic in what years our membership is strong.
This past year we encouraged service units who grew membership and cookie sales with a bonus to the service unit. Of the 43 service units in GSSA, three received the membership bonus and eight received the cookie program bonus. When we asked one of the service unit managers what she did differently to dramatically increase her girl numbers, she said she didn't know.
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama were working to sell several of their camp properties. Some of their long-time adult members were so irate about the plan that they have sued the council and been elected to the board of directors.
We are very fortunate in regard to property. I had GSUSA property consultants in over two years ago, and we spent a week traveling each property with him making recommendations. Our properties are adequately spaced apart from one another and in reasonable shape. We would like a higher utilization of the properties. I am looking at renting the properties to others on the weekends when they are not being used by Girl Scouts, since replacing lost income with new revenue streams is critical. We have a long-range facilities master plan that we are working on. You see some movement at each camp and office that comes directly from that master plan.
Camp Scoutshire Woods is getting new kitchen equipment as we can find it (we try to buy government surplus items to save money) and a storage building near the recreation hall. Kamp Kiwanis has a new sailboat loft being built. Camp Humming Hills saw the addition of canoe racks and some canoes moved to that property. At Camp Sid Edmonds, we worked replacing boards around the waterfront.
Clearly, as Girl Scouts we are at a crossroads. We need to find more ways to raise funds from sources other than the cookie program. The funding by United Way agencies in our community is struggling with more requests than funds. There are more opportunities for troops to raise funds for their own activities, and we at GSSA are always interested in opportunities you see that we are not capitalizing on to strengthen our fiscal strength. This is a girl organization focused on what is best for the girls who participate.


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In the last days, Ephraim will repent and return unto the Lord.
1 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast
2 Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we
4 ¶I will heal their backsliding, I will
5 I will be as the
6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
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This is great value too, as he offers flexibility and versatility. There are many good players that will be availble when we pick. I like this option too.
B Jones would be a great addition.
If the Giants draft two OL, one G/C and one T, I will be happy.
Of course, I agree that we need to select at least 3 athletic players on defense with speed, DL LB DB,
Why does everyone want a guard? I'm dumbfounded.
But I think the desire for most people is because our late round project offensive lineman have not panned out.
Beatty just finally panned out, but we're still waiting from: McCants, Mosley, Brewer.
And we didn't get anything from Petrus, or Koets.
The best guard prospect in a while went 24th or something. Reese ain't getting a guard.
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History Project Suggestions
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September 11, 2011
History Project Suggestions
I can choose two ! I really wish Reagan was here :(
September 11, 2011
of 1.79 M CuSO4(aq).
September 5, 2011
Hey :) I was wondering if someone could tell me if this answer and working is correct or not... Cos theta =-0.25 Cos inverse -0.25 = -14 therefore theta equals: 180--14=194or/and 180+-14=166 Any help would be much appreciated :) Thanks!
August 29, 2011
i must be 310.4 because its bigger than the first answer.
May 15, 2011
At standard temperature a gas has a volume of 275ml if the temperature is increased to 130C buit the pressure is held constant what is the new volume?
April 19, 2011
John drives to work each morning and the trip takes an average of = 38 minutes. The distribution of driving times is approximately normal with a standard deviation of = 5 minutes. For a randomly selected morning, what is the probability that John's drive ...
April 17, 2011
Chm General 2
if a student doing an experiment failed to dry the KHP before using it to standarize the NaOH solution. A) Would her calculated molarity of the NaOH solution probably be too hight or too Low?
March 23, 2011
using the 98-95-99.7 rule, find the percentage of scores within 20 points of the mean of 50.
March 21, 2011
how to tell if a solution is saturated
February 16, 2011
College history
I'm still not sure on how to answer this
February 10, 2011
College history
Explain the meetings that resulted in the Japanese seeing "Rolls-Royce,Rolls-Royce,Ford" and how was this part of Americans "clamoring for the outlawry of war? I need help with this question because I don't understand the question and what exactly it is ...
February 10, 2011
algebra 2 and trigonometry
What the solution of the equation: y^2-3y=9 ?
January 18, 2011
algebra 2 and trigonometry
What the solution of the equation: y^2-3y=9 ?
January 18, 2011
According to the map,Tony' farm is just ahead. Is this an adverb phrase
January 10, 2011
How did the Scramble for africa impact people living back then & living today?
January 1, 2011
6x-7x=20 what is the value of x-
November 30, 2010
in a vessel of 40 cm3 of water at 4 ° C is introduced aluminum over 80g to 8 º C. neglecting the effect of the vessel, calculate final temperature
November 24, 2010
in a recipient of 40 cm^3 of water at 4°C is introduced aluminum over 80g to 8ºC. neglecting the effect of the recipient, calculate final temperature
November 24, 2010
two vectors are defined as a=2i+xj and b=i-4j. find value of x if a) the vectors are parallel b) the vectors are perpendicular
November 21, 2010
two vectors are defined as a=2i+xj and b=i-4j. find value of x if a) the vectors are parallel b) the vectors are perpendicular
November 21, 2010
The tombstone proclaims that all france lies beneath the guillotine. What revolutionary event does it depict?
November 11, 2010
Global History
what about this one how has the idea of freedom of thoughts and expression by the philosopher voltaire altered the way governments manage societies
November 2, 2010
Global History
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November 2, 2010
Global History
well i have to write a paragraph explain how the scientific method impacted our understanding of the world and the way we study it?
November 2, 2010
Global History
How has the scientific method impact our understanding of the world and the way we study it?
November 2, 2010
Calculate the pH during the titration of 20.00 mL of 0.1000 M CH3CH2CH2COOH with 0.1000 M NaOH after 26.5 mL of the base have been added. Ka of butanoic acid = 1.54 x 10-5.
October 31, 2010
Calculate the pH during the titration of 20.00 mL of 0.1000 M CH3CH2CH2COOH with 0.1000 M NaOH after 26.5 mL of the base have been added. Ka of butanoic acid = 1.54 x 10-5.
October 31, 2010
Upon the death of Spitz in The Call of the Wild, Francois and Perrault decide that the new sled-team leader should be A. Dave. B. Sol-leks. C. Billee. D. Buck.
October 3, 2010
Standing on top of the science building, which is 48 m high, a group of students use a slingshot to shoot a steel ball bearing straight up into the air. The ball bearing passes the students on its way down to the ground 3.2 sec after it was shot. (once the ball bearing leaves ...
September 27, 2010
i still don't understand parts b and c.
September 23, 2010
A stone is dropped off the science building and accelerates, from rest, toward the ground at 9.8 m/s/s. A curious physics student looks out the third floor window as the stone falls past. She happens to have a stopwatch and she finds that it takes 0.30 sec for the stone to ...
September 23, 2010
i still don't understand how to do parts b and c.
September 23, 2010
the mean radius of the earth is 6,000,000 meters. Express this value in kilometers
September 18, 2010
how does a hypothesis help scientists understand the natural world?
September 14, 2010
7th grade
i have homework and it saids order 3 2 1 5,3, and 2. the LCM of 5,3, and 2 is _____.so_____ is the lcd. i don't understand the teacher did not explainn good the work book is called all-in-one student work book version A prentice hall mathematics course 2 please help mhe i ...
September 13, 2010
From a point on a straight road, two cars are driven in opposite directions, one at 44 miles per hour and the other at 35 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 237 miles apart?
September 13, 2010
a. 25 b. 500 c. .4
September 8, 2010
Is it modifying a noun(adjective) or a verb(adverb)?
September 1, 2010
You need a topic sentence, which tells the main idea of the paragraph (usually first, but doesn't have to be), then at least two sentences giving additional information or supporting your idea. You can have as many supporting sentences as you need, but make sure they all ...
September 1, 2010
Write down eight blanks in a row, and label them, from right to left (weird, I know): ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions. The digit in the thousands place is 5. Write it in that blank. Think what odd number is greater than 7 but less ...
September 1, 2010
Think of what stimuli are - external factors that have an effect on the body. The receptors 'feel' the stimuli. Read A again - what are chemicals, light, and pressure? Can they convert stimuli? Read B again - can receptors become aware of stimuli?
August 31, 2010
think about how much air is surrounding each object pushing on it (exerting pressure). Does it matter what the object is? Air pressure is basically the weight of the air above the object.
August 31, 2010
There are four choices here. Three of them have to do with emotions and synthesis (creating things or ideas). One deals with sequence and analysis (in this case, language). You can only choose one....
August 31, 2010
I don't know this one, but you could just look up each of the options in wikipedia, or google each option with the phrase "in adolescence" included in your search.
August 31, 2010
She is travelling the same distance at each speed, so it doesn't matter what that distance is. You simply find the average of the two speeds.
August 31, 2010
To get you started: It looks like you want the equation for potassium and sulfur reacting to form potassium sulfide, that is potassium + sulfur ---> potassium sulfide Write this down using the chemical symbols for each. You will need to find the number of valence electrons ...
August 31, 2010
How would you make 500 mL (0.500L) of a 0.200 M HCl solution from stock concentrate of 12 M HCl?
June 8, 2010
How would you make 500 mL (0.500L) of a 0.200 M HCl solution from stock concentrate of 12 M HCl?
June 8, 2010
How would you make 500 mL (0.500L) of a 0.200 M HCl solution from stock concentrate of 12 M HCl?
June 8, 2010
together, jareds age and his daughters age total 100. but jareds grandfather is 70 years older than him. how old is jareds grandfather?
May 13, 2010
how long do guys take answer questions
May 11, 2010
i need help with my homework
May 11, 2010
2nd grade
how i can read
April 27, 2010
That doesn't match the answer in the back of the book and I would like to know how to do the problem thank you
April 12, 2010
Use the perfect square trinomial to factor each expression: 4x^2+20x+25
April 12, 2010
Use common factoring and the difference of two squares to factor each expression... 5x^2-125
April 12, 2010
to find noncontrolling?? you add the common stock and retained earning and then minus the investment? is this correct
March 28, 2010
How is the receipt of a dividend recorded under the equity method?
March 28, 2010
March 24, 2010
9th grade
whats the answer for xsquare+12x+20=0
March 24, 2010
Acid (Unknown) Solution: HCL Molar Ratio: 1:1 Volume:20 ml Concentration:? Base(Known) Solution: NaOH Molar Ratio 1:1 Volume 26 ml Concentration:0.1
March 8, 2010
13. A tree casts a shadow of 17 ft. The angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree is 68°. To the nearest foot, what is the height of the tree? 14. The angle of depression of a diver from the boat is 34°, and the diver is 367 ft deep. To the ...
March 8, 2010
Two cars start from the same place and travel in the same direction. If one car travels at 60 miles per hour and the other travels at 45 miles per hour, in how many hours will they be 60 miles apart?
February 10, 2010
4.20 Diamonds clearly satisfy less important needs than water, which is essential to life. Yet according to market prices, the essential commodity, water, is worth less than the less essential commodity, diamonds. Why would a vital com-modity such as water sell for so much ...
January 26, 2010
Why should Americans in the 1920s have shown greater concern for their future? then it tells me to note three things that were,or might have been,seen as "clouds in the blue skies of prosperity" i noticed someone has the answer but mines is very differently mine is a...
January 19, 2010
January 17, 2010
All are correct
November 22, 2009
Mollys age is twice Anitas. If the sum of the squares of their ages is 80, then Translate these words into an algebraic equation to determine their ages?
November 21, 2009
November 14, 2009
7th grade
November 14, 2009
the base of a rectangle is twice the length of the heigth .If the heigth of the ractangle is h inches, what is the length of the base
November 11, 2009
List of Transition words
Equally important furthermore along with additionally moreover likewise
May 24, 2009
english literature
What is the best way to structure and answer an essay with a question that has more than one question in a question
March 15, 2009
How can you divide a mixture of iron and iron sulphide, without using a magnot?
February 12, 2009
the production of_________ was one of the first industries to be affected by the industrial revolution.
January 6, 2009
i DON'T UNSERSTAND THiS CAN S0M30N3 3XPLAiN TO ME WHAT ITS SAYING.. Obama mocks McCain's promise to bring change By TERENCE HUNT 1 hour ago GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) Barack Obama on Monday mocked John McCain's promise to bring change to Washington, ...
September 15, 2008
Law and Ethics
The problem I am having is that the instructions say to use the AMA website for your research and to find ethical opinions. The hint say: ethical opinions begin with "e". I am not able to find those using their search bar. Any suggestions? I am afraid if I don't ...
July 20, 2008
By "see" I meant that I had checked my answer on the internet to see if I was correct in thinking that multipying the charge of an electron, charge of a proton, and k would yield the electrical force between an electron and proton. My answer was 23.10 x 10^-9 which ...
March 29, 2008
I keep seeing 7.620497955 as the electrical force between a proton and electron but when I multiply (8.99 x 10^9)(1.602 x 10^-19)-(1.602 x 10^-19)/(10^-10)2 I get a diffrent answer. Am I multiplying the wrong numbers?
March 29, 2008
Calclulus - L'Hopital's Rule
lim csc x/1+cot x x=3.14
March 16, 2008
October 6, 2007
October 6, 2007
A hot-air balloonist, rising vertically with a constant velocity of magnitude v = 5.00 m/s, releases a sandbag at an instant when the balloon is a height h = 40.0 m above the ground. After it is released, the sandbag is in free fall. For the questions that follow, take the ...
September 13, 2007
Descibe how to use a Ten- Thousand square to round number to the nearest 1,000.
September 11, 2007
2x(5*2-3) > x(3-5)-2(x-1) the answer I have got is x > 2/18. Can someone please tell me if this is the correct answer? 2x(10-3) > -2x - 2x + 2 20x - 6x > -4x + 2 18x > 2 x > 2/18 correct! sorry! simplify x > 1/9 Thanks i thought it was right b/c i tried to...
August 6, 2007
The sqrt of 12x^4 sqrt12= sqrt(4*3)= sqrt4 * sqrt3 what is the sqrt4, and what is the sqrt x4 ? sqrt12= sqrt(4*3)= sqrt4 * sqrt3 what is the sqrt4, and what is the sqrt x4 ?
July 8, 2007
solve for linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 (for x) i figured out the answer. thanks for your time though : ) x = (6-3y) ________ 2
July 7, 2007
What kinds of problems might exist in the Western Cordillera region for farming and transportation? Please help. thanks. Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Each time you post try to give the complete frame of reference. When you just say "Western ...
April 12, 2007
One end of a uniform meter stick is placed against a vertical wall. The other end is held by a lightweight cord that makes an angle, theta, with the stick. The coefficient of static friction between the end of the meter stick and the wall is 0.390. A. what is the maximum value...
April 3, 2007
Find the pH during the titration of 20.00 mL of 0.2380 M butanoic acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH (Ka = 1.54 10-5), with 0.2380 M NaOH solution after the following additions of titrant. (a) 0 mL Ive got the answer of 2.72 (b) 10.00 mL Ive got the answer of 4.81 I'm lost from here......
April 2, 2007
The Spinning Figure Skater. The outstretched hands and arms of a figure skater preparing for a spin can be considered a slender rod pivoting about an axis through its center . When his hands and arms are brought in and wrapped around his body to execute the spin, the hands and...
March 27, 2007
A woman with a mass of 50kg is standing on the rim of a large disk that is rotating at an angular velocity of .50 rev/s about an axis through its center. The disk has a mass of 110kg and a radius of 4.0m. Calculate the magnitude of the total angular momentum of the woman-plus-...
March 27, 2007
Forces F1=7.50N and F2=5.30N are applied tangentially to a wheel with radius 0.330 m. What is the net torque on the wheel due to these two forces for an axis perpendicular to the wheel and passing through its center? It depends upon whether or not the forces F1 and F2 are both...
March 27, 2007
A hollow, spherical shell with mass 2.00 kg rolls without slipping down a slope angled at 38.0 degrees. (a) Find the acceleration, the friction force, and the minimum coefficient of fricition needed to prevent slipping. You will find the moment of inertia (I) of a hollow ...
March 27, 2007
A cord is wrapped around the rim of a wheel .250 m in radius, and a steady pull of 40.0 N is exerted on the cord. The wheel is mounted on frictionless bearings on a horizontal shaft through its center. The moment of inertia of the wheel about this shaft is 5.00kg*m^2. Compute ...
March 27, 2007
what is the molecular geometry and bond angles of CF2Cl2? Is there any reason to suspect this won't be tetrahedral with bond angles of 109.5? The difference in electronegativity between F and Cl would be expected to alter the angles somewhat.
February 26, 2007
Science help plz
1. In an experiment, you remove the nucleus from an amoeba. Predict what will happen to the amoeba and explain why. plz help What does the nucleus do? Those functions would be absent. Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "amoeba ...
October 16, 2006
Math help plz ASAP.
Rationalize each denominator. 6 + square root of 2 ____________________________ square root of 3 PLZ HELP..dont kno how to do this question.plz explain..thanks You have (6 + sqrt(2))/sqrt(3) multiply that by sqrt(3)/sqrt(3) to get [(6 + sqrt(2))*sqrt(3)]/3 and simplify To ...
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At the Second Coming, all nations will assemble to battle—Men will have a pure language—The Lord will reign in their midst.
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3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening
4 Her prophets are
5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8 ¶Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure
10 From
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak
14 ¶Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I


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AH: Making Same Love—a song about same-sex marriage—was obviously a big risk.
Still, the man did starve himself in the name of a same-sex marriage ban and it, unsurprisingly, earned him a lot of backlash.
From same-sex marriage and voting rights to affirmative action, a look at the controversial cases to come.
Opponents of same-sex marriage say that even liberals have started to feel the effects of the witch hunt.
Ted Olson is out to prove once and for all that same-sex marriage is about rights, not politics.
The Hanna victory comes as same-sex marriage is polling increasingly well, especially in New York and other liberal strongholds.
The announcement was a big step for Pryor, one of two Democrats in the Senate who has yet to voice support for same-sex marriage.
Unlike marriage generally, however, the process of ending a same-sex marriage can be a Kafkaesque experience.
But pressed on the issue Wednesday, Romney reiterated his opposition not just to same-sex marriage but even to civil unions.
"The president is going to announce that same-sex marriage should be legal," she told one group.
c.1300, "action of marrying, entry into wedlock;" also "state or condition of being husband and wife, matrimony, wedlock;" from Old French mariage "marriage; dowry" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *maritaticum (11c.), from Latin maritatus, past participle of maritatre "to wed, marry, give in marriage" (see marry (v.)). The Vulgar Latin word also is the source of Italian maritaggio, Spanish maridaje.
Meaning "a union of a man and woman for life by marriage, a particular matrimonial union" is early 14c. Meanings "the marriage vow, formal declaration or contract by which two join in wedlock;" also "a wedding, celebration of a marriage; the marriage ceremony" are from late 14c. Figurative use (non-theological) "intimate union, a joining as if by marriage" is from early 15c.
[W]hen two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition until death do them part. [G.B. Shaw, preface to "Getting Married," 1908]Marriage counseling recorded by 1939. Marriage bed, figurative of marital intercourse generally, is attested from 1580s (bed of marriage is from early 15c.).
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was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt. 19:4, 5). It is evident that monogamy was the original law of marriage (Matt. 19:5; 1 Cor. 6:16). This law was violated in after times, when corrupt usages began to be introduced (Gen. 4:19; 6:2). We meet with the prevalence of polygamy and concubinage in the patriarchal age (Gen. 16:1-4; 22:21-24; 28:8, 9; 29:23-30, etc.). Polygamy was acknowledged in the Mosaic law and made the basis of legislation, and continued to be practised all down through the period of Jewish histroy to the Captivity, after which there is no instance of it on record. It seems to have been the practice from the beginning for fathers to select wives for their sons (Gen. 24:3; 38:6). Sometimes also proposals were initiated by the father of the maiden (Ex. 2:21). The brothers of the maiden were also sometimes consulted (Gen. 24:51; 34:11), but her own consent was not required. The young man was bound to give a price to the father of the maiden (31:15; 34:12; Ex. 22:16, 17; 1 Sam. 18:23, 25; Ruth 4:10; Hos. 3:2) On these patriarchal customs the Mosaic law made no change. In the pre-Mosaic times, when the proposals were accepted and the marriage price given, the bridegroom could come at once and take away his bride to his own house (Gen. 24:63-67). But in general the marriage was celebrated by a feast in the house of the bride's parents, to which all friends were invited (29:22, 27); and on the day of the marriage the bride, concealed under a thick veil, was conducted to her future husband's home. Our Lord corrected many false notions then existing on the subject of marriage (Matt. 22:23-30), and placed it as a divine institution on the highest grounds. The apostles state clearly and enforce the nuptial duties of husband and wife (Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7). Marriage is said to be "honourable" (Heb. 13:4), and the prohibition of it is noted as one of the marks of degenerate times (1 Tim. 4:3). The marriage relation is used to represent the union between God and his people (Isa. 54:5; Jer. 3:1-14; Hos. 2:9, 20). In the New Testament the same figure is employed in representing the love of Christ to his saints (Eph. 5:25-27). The Church of the redeemed is the "Bride, the Lamb's wife" (Rev. 19:7-9).


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|Psychosis and autoimmune diseases in Denmark
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Mario Monteleone's doctor had been tracking his PSA levels for six years. With each blood test, his level of prostate-specific antigen - a protein made by the body and used to help detect prostate cancer - varied.
If the number rose, antibiotics were prescribed, and the cause attributed to infection or inflammation in his prostate. Then, about four years ago, his levels continued to climb. A biopsy was done that came back normal.
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In August 2010, Dr. Nicholas Karanikolas, director of Urologic Oncology at SIUH's Ocean Breeze campus, operated on Monteleone using the da Vinci Surgical System.
The high-tech surgery involved two components: a robot with spider-like arms equipped with a camera and tiny surgical instruments, and a separate console station located several feet away from the operating table where the surgeon controlled the robot's every movement.
Five half-inch incisions were made in Monteleone's abdomen through which the camera and instruments were passed.
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"We control the arms and the camera with the joysticks allowing us not only optimal visualization but manipulation of tissues in a very deep and intricate area of the body," said Dr. Karanikolas.
The ability to move the robotic arms in precise millimeter increments allowed him to remove Monteleone's prostate while preserving surrounding tissue and nerves responsible for urinary continence and sexual function.
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Approximately 200 members of the Utah Rock Art Research Association will visit Price in September as the group hosts its annual symposium.
No, the group doesn't follow some unknown "rock and roll" band around the country, but participate in a wide range of interests centered on pictographs and petroglyphs. Even though this association concentrates on Utah rock art, members come from all over the United States. The association attracts a loyal following because of Utah's great examples of rock art, explained local member Layne Miller.
Price was selected for this year's symposium because of the numerous examples of rock art representing a wide range of cultures and periods of time. "Price is the perfect place to stay when visiting the great rock art of Nine Mile Canyon in Carbon County, the San Rafael Swell and Range Creek in Emery County," said Miller
The weekend of Sept. 23-26 is the date and the Carbon County Event Center is the place. This symposium typically consists of two days of presentations on various aspects of rock art, a banquet, an auction fundraiser and at least two days of field trips to rock art sites in the area.
Local residents are welcome to attend keynote presentations Saturday and Sunday morning at 8 a.m. and Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. A registration fee is charged for full conference attendance. Anyone with an interest in rock art will find the presentations interesting. USU staff and students are welcome to attend any presentation for free.
The 20 speakers will include local residents Layne Miller, Pam Miller, and Charmaine Thompson. Featured topics will be the Barrier Canyon Style of rock art found in this area and the rock art of Nine Mile Canyon. For a list of speakers and topics go to URARA's home page at http://www.utahrockart.org/pubs/index.shtml and read the Vestiges newsletter.This site will also permit you to learn more about URARA, answer questions about the symposium, and provide a pre-registration form.
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CA Prospect Profiles: #2 Eddie Lack
Dimitri Filipovic
August 30 2012 10:18AM
That sound you're hearing is every hockey scout in North America gritting their teeth as they come to the realization that we here at Canucks Army have ranked a goaltender as the second best prospect in the Vancouver Canucks' system. I should point out that I didn't actually participate in the rankings, as I wasn't part of the team back then.
Personally, I would have had Lack somewhere in the 5-to-7 range. But that has nothing to do with the player in question, nor his skills. It's more of a testament to my philosophy, which I will get around to explaining in just a second. With that being said, I can clearly see the reasoning behind his ranking. In short, it has to do with the simple fact that he's extremely good at stopping pucks from entering his team's net. I'd say that's a relatively useful quality.
What makes him so impressive, though? And beyond that, what can kind of role and contributions to the team can we expect from him in the near future?
Click past the jump for more.
I'm a strong believer that goaltenders generally tend to be overvalued by the general public, and mainstream media. Sure, there's probably no better weapon than a hot goalie come playoff time. He's the one player on the ice that can almost single-handedly win your team a game. But the art of goaltending is fickle, and there's hardly any rhyme or reason to it. Time and time again we see goaltenders play at otherworldly levels, only to come crashing back down to earth soon after.
I could go on and on, but really, Corey Pronman has already laid out my exact sentiments on the subject rather beautifully. The only difference worth pointing out is that Lack isn't just a raw, project anymore. We have enough of a sample size to suspect that he will probably be pretty darn good. The question is just how good will he be?
Frankly, I have only had the opportunity to watch Eddie Lack twice since he came to North America. His numbers are certainly impressive, but I don't feel all that comfortable being a 'box score scout'. As with every matter relating to goaltenders, I'll defer to what Kevin Woodley has to say on the topic. At this point, he has established such an impressive track-record that he could tell us that Henrik Lundqvist and Jonathan Quick aren't really NHL-caliber goalies, and we'd be forced to believe him.
Canucks Army's own, Thomas Drance, had the privilege of speaking with Woodley, who was quick to point out the fact that Lack is quite the late-bloomer in relation to other goaltenders.
Lack always relied on his raw athleticism while growing up a goalie in Sweden, and didn't begin to refine his game from a tactical and positional standpoint until he arrived in Brynas IF and began working with Pecca Alcen. Keep in mind that was just one season before he was signed by the Canucks as an undrafted free agent, and he was already 21-years old – an astonishingly late age to be told for the first time that he 'played like he was 5-foot-3'.
In case you missed it, I chatted with Lack himself earlier this week and he admitted as much. He told me that at this point of his career, he is now able to use his size as a resource in staying deeper in his net. He began focusing on limiting his movements, so as to minimize the holes that a goaltender of his stature naturally creates, and has continued to do so under the tutelage of Rollie Melanson.
Woodley believes that Lack's late development is actually a blessing in disguise for the young Swede.
We have seen this in other 'late-blooming' Scandinavian goalies. He didn't have the skill and instinct coached out of him, becoming too reliant on his size. Now that he's learning how to use that size and technique more efficiently and effectively, it should improve his consistency. Most importantly, he has maintained that extra layer of skill, especially with the hands, and the willingness to throw technique to the wind and scramble if necessary. That's needed to succeed long-term in the NHL.
Let's look at the stats he has accumulated for a second. Below are the top five AHL goaltenders from this past season, sorted by 'save percentage against NHLers' (min. 300 shots faced).
That should not come as a surprise to you. Lack has been sparkling in both of his seasons in the AHL, and firmly placed himself amongst the elite in the league. He really has nothing left to prove at that level. Working under the assumption that Roberto Luongo will not be wearing a Canucks uniform by season's start, the team will need someone to play behind Cory Schneider. Will they feel comfortable handing that gig to Lack, or would they prefer to sign a veteran 'tender to a one-year deal, to bridge the gap?
If things stay on the path which they are currently on, this could all unfold perfectly for Lack. He recently signed a two-year extension with the team, with the first year being one of the two-way variety. As Darren Dreger first reported, Lack will see his figure rise from $85,000 to $650,000 should he make it to the NHL.
Considering he made $67,500 in each of the past two seasons, it's a more than reasonable figure.
And if the goaltending thing never works out, Lack may be able to hack it as a member of the media:
If the NHL season gets shortened to somewhere in the ballpark of 55-60 games, starting in December, Lack will have the luxury of starting his season in the AHL. It will provide him with the action that a young goaltender requires to continue on his developmental path. Once the NHL season starts, he can come up to Vancouver, and start roughly 10 games for the Canucks. It would truly be a picture perfect transition.
When Drance got around to speaking with Justin Goldman of the Goalie Guild, he naturally asked him whether he thought Eddie Lack was ready for the NHL.
You're never truly ready for the NHL until you've played in an NHL game. You can look like you're 100% there, you can have all the skill and upside in the world, but you can't know until you've been there. The preseason could be the time that Lack proves to the coaching staff, and the goalie coach, that he's really ready for NHL action. So I'd say he's 95% of the way there and the only reason that's not 100% is that he has yet to play in an NHL game.
As I said, I would have had Niklas Jensen, Brendan Gaunce, Jordan Schroeder, and maybe even Kevin Connauton ahead of Lack on this prospects list. In my eyes they have a better opportunity to have a larger impact for the Vancouver Canucks. I'll take the impact skater over the goaltender every day of the week.
Still, Lack's potential contributions to the team cannot be overlooked. Jonathan Quick started 69 games for the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings this past season. But that's an anomaly. In fact, it's the first time that a Stanley Cup participant has featured a goaltender who had started more than 61 games during the regular season, since the last lockout.
There is definite value in having a reliable, cheap backup goaltender in today's NHL. The league has moved away from the era of 'workhorses' between the pipes. Chances are that the fresher your starting goaltender is come playoff time, the better your odds of succeeding when it matters. Lack could prove to be a valuable asset to the Canucks in the following seasons, even if he doesn't reach his full potential until he's wearing something other than the 'blue and green'.
You can read Kevin Woodley's work over at InGoal Magazine, and you can read Justin Goldman's work over at The Goalie Guild.
Other Prospect Profiles in this Series:
- #20 David Honzik
- #19 Darren Archibald
- #18 Jeremy Price
- #17 Adam Polasek
- #16 Yann Sauve
- #15 Alex Grenier
- #14 Patrick McNally
- #13 Billy Sweatt
- #12 Anton Rodin
- #11 Alex Friesen
- #10 Joe Cannata
- #9 Alexandre Mallet
- #8 Joseph LaBate
- #7 Frank Corrado
- #6 Kevin Connauton
- #5 Jordan Schroeder
- #4 Brendan Gaunce
- #3 Nicklas Jensen
Little disappointed by the fact Dimitri was chosen to do this profile. Someone who truly felt that Lack deserved to be at #2 should have written this. If there wasn't someone who DID feel compelled to write about him at #2, then he should have been ranked lower. Looking at the word count, Dimitri uses almost one quarter of the article talking about his own feeling of why Eddie Lack is not worthy of being ranked #2.
August 30 2012, 06:19PM
Cam and I also had Lack outside the top-5. I think explaining that there's a lot of variance in goaltending projection is useful, and I wanted these profiles to be more than "fanboys gushing about the team's prospects."
I thought Dim knocked it out of the park personally, but of course your entitled to your opinion! Anyway, thanks for reading.
I honestly hate to criticize people that are professional writers/bloggers since I will never be one but this article is such a wash. Nobody came here to read somebodies opinion on a goalies importance or where they believe Lack should be ranked(especially when they weren't even around for the ranking process). It just comes off as highly self-indulgent when this whole series has been pretty much about the players. And I doubt anybody is expecting some fan boy's article either, but criticisms should just solely be left to Lacks game.
Otherwise this has been a great series and I look forward to what you guys have to say about Kas... I mean the secret #1 prospect of the Canucks!
Cam and I also had Lack outside the top-5. I think explaining that there's a lot of variance in goaltending projection is useful, and I wanted these profiles to be more than "fanboys gushing about the team's prospects."
I thought Dim knocked it out of the park personally, but of course your entitled to your opinion! Anyway, thanks for reading.
It's not the explanation that's even the problem - it's that he could spend a paragraph or maybe at the most saying what took him six to say. It makes the article come across as negative and irritating rather than informed.
Criticism is great. Examination of goaltending prospects is fine (although a little out of scope) - but enough is enough.
August 31 2012, 12:35AM
Maybe I'm biased because I think including what Dim did about how variable goalie projections is, is important context.
Just want to be clear, I loved this series you all contributed to, and I know rankings tend to be contentious. My only point was that unlike some of your lower ranked prospects where the author mentioned in the article that they would have that prospect lower, this was for the #2 prospect. If Thomas, Dimitri and Cam all had him lower, I would have expected one of your contributors who ranked him at #2 to write this article. I appreciated Dimitri including Corey Pronman's article, definitely enjoyed reading it, but his reservations about ranking a goalie at #2 would have been better as a footnote. I agree with V, the overall tone of the article was changed by his repeated qualifying statements. Came across more like your double digit prospect articles. Again, great series, some of my favourite articles you've posted this year, but a little editorial oversight on this article would have helped.


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I dont think it was just one person that started the Uchiha clan. Because it would be kinda weird and illogical, Sharingan isnt a disease that u spread to others. And Uchiha's are not vampires or something like that.
They came from the Hyuuga clan as a variation of the Byakugan. So IMO it's like having very distant cousins that live on the other side of the world so they are still related to you but WAY different. The Hyuuga clan must be pretty friggin old. And probably a whole branch of it started evolving/devolving naturally into Sharingan. So that it's likely to have been one or several families giving birth to these "Sharingan" babies.
I bet you the first sharingan baby must've freaked out everyone lol like "OH MY GOD! WTF IS THIS???!" lol ppl probably think he was a retarded kid or something and made fun of his eyes.
Also it's also possible that Kishimoto given his DBZ influence has Sharingan as something like Super Saiyan. Same with Byakugan.
So if you say that Byakugan is Super Saiyan. Then Sharingan could be seen as being Super Saiyan 2 or 3. Or maybe even Super Saiyan 4 (which is a whole form altogether and would make sense).
Just like how Goten and Trunks were able to naturally become Super Saiyans because Goku and Vegeta were at SSJ level when their mothers got pregnant. Thus maybe because of certain ppl in the Hyuuga clan having achieved higher levels of Byakugan and passing those genes down to their children who also had this natural ability lying dormant and pushing it further and passing it down. Until one day a Byakugan suppdenly went Super Saiyan 4 and said SHARIIIIIIIIIIINGAN! lol
This is interesting because then it's possible for Hinata and Neji to achieve Sharingan!
However this is a whole lot of speculation. What do you guys think?


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