shift-length Stories - Defending Big D
Are the Dallas Stars shifts too long?
Whilst perusing the SportsBlogs Nation today, I ran across this Hockeymetric-themed post by Jonathan Willis of one of the newest SBN blogs, The Copper & Blue. On a side note, does EVERY Oilers blog have a minor in Hockeymetrics? I mean, there's mc79hockey, Vic, and now C&B. Anyway, back...
Shift Length: Bruce Boudreau, Dave Tippett and John Anderson May Be On To Something
"Forty-five seconds is about what the body can handle. A player can go pretty good for 45 seconds. An exceptional player might be able to go for a minute. At 45 seconds, the player can recover and be ready to go back on the ice at a ratio of one in three shifts. If they go longer than that, it...
Shape-Shift, Back To The Meaning....
Really interesting post today at Japers (the Caps blog) about length of shifts. So, because I'm not above ripping anything off when it comes to writing about the Hawks, I thought it would be cool to see how it applies to The Men of Four Feathers. From looking at both games 1 and 2 statsheets, the...
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