Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Duncan Keith

  • Shutdown Corner

    Shutdown Corner

    Ed Note: This ran in last night’s print edition. 

    While last year the air raid sirens from the Hawks’ broadcast booth began before Halloween proclaiming Duncan Keith to be the prohibitive Norris Trophy favorite as the league’s best defenseman, most notably in the form of the insufferable Ed Olczyk, this year things have been far quieter in that department. And that’s quite a shame, because while it’s taking nothing away from Keith’s previous Norris campaigns last year and in 2010, by many statistical measures he’s having far and away his best season as a professional. And that he’s doing it at 31 while already being as decorated a player as there is in the league with two Cups, two Gold Medals, and two Norrises to his name.

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  • Morning Links 12/29/14

    Morning Links 12/29/14

    Richards Back: Trib

    Winter Classic Guide:BR

    Honored throughout the game: DH

    What Gretzky once said: ESPNNY

    Route:SI

     

  • At Arm's Length: Hawks 5 – Avs 2

    At Arm's Length: Hawks 5 – Avs 2

    Box Score

    Event Summary

    War On Ice

    Natural Stat Trick

    As we feared, the odd travel schedule left the Hawks somewhat off their game. It wasn’t the prettiest or cleanest game from either side. Luckily, that side is way worse than this one, and the Hawks didn’t need to pull out the glossy stuff to pretty easily see this out. God I love it when the Avs suck.

    Let’s not waste any time…

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  • At Arm’s Length: Hawks 5 – Avs 2

    At Arm’s Length: Hawks 5 – Avs 2

    Box Score

    Event Summary

    War On Ice

    Natural Stat Trick

    As we feared, the odd travel schedule left the Hawks somewhat off their game. It wasn’t the prettiest or cleanest game from either side. Luckily, that side is way worse than this one, and the Hawks didn’t need to pull out the glossy stuff to pretty easily see this out. God I love it when the Avs suck.

    Let’s not waste any time…

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  • You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having – Wild vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Background Check

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely: Hockey Wilderness

    For the first time since Patrick Kane terminated their season 8 months ago for the second straight year, the Hawks will square off against the Wild. And Minnesota comes into tonight very much in the same limbo as the one that left them looking for any kind of answer over the summer.

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  • You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having – Wild vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Background Check

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely: Hockey Wilderness

    For the first time since Patrick Kane terminated their season 8 months ago for the second straight year, the Hawks will square off against the Wild. And Minnesota comes into tonight very much in the same limbo as the one that left them looking for any kind of answer over the summer.

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  • Morning Links 12/16/14

    Morning Links 12/16/14

    They haven’t missed a step: Chicago Tribune

    But who gets that spot: DH

    Doomed from the start: The Score

    The smartest thing they have done since making that kid captain in 1986:RW

    Cleared for Contact:TSN

    GTFO: SI

    Maybe his room is messy? PD

  • Morning Links 12/10/14

    Goaler Express: HN

    Instant Gratification: ST

    Tis the season: SJS

    The Future: ESPN

    We have no room to talk: SI

    I figured it would have been “I am the Walrus”:TSN

    Farewell #4 SN

  • Mornings Links 12/08/14

    Mornings Links 12/08/14

    So do I Joel! ST

    Fear the beard: CSN

    Experience: TMI

    Fantastic: LGH

    Breakthrough! SN

    Groundhog Day: PD

    We were just talking:GnM

    A legend of the barn in Geneva: CBC

    Probably no greater honor in the sporting world:SI

     

  • Angry At Numbers – Hawks Passing Stats

    Angry At Numbers – Hawks Passing Stats

    So Ryan Stimson, a contributor to InLouWeTrust.com, along with our friend Jen LC has been tracking passing stats for the Hawks this year. This stuff is pretty interesting. We ran this in the Indian last night, but I wanted to share it here as well. Follow him on Twitter @RK_Stimson. It’s pretty dizzying. So buckle up. 

    Much of the analytics community focuses on shot-based metrics as a proxy for puck possession in order to get an idea of which teams and players drive play. However, the two most popular metrics for this analysis, Corsi (all shooting attempts) and Fenwick (all unblocked shooting attempts), merely tell us what happened, but give no depth into how these players drive play for their teams. I endeavored to find out how teams create offense from passes.

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