SB Nation User Blog: Natty Bumppo

DC's own Bram Weinstein asks Barry Melrose whether or not Alex Ovechkin is a dirty player.

Natty Bumppo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:33:59 -0000

DC's own Bram Weinstein asks Barry Melrose whether or not Alex Ovechkin is a dirty player.

This mix of personnel selected almost entirely on skill level and skating ability by head coach...

Natty Bumppo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:14 -0000

This mix of personnel selected almost entirely on skill level and skating ability by head coach John Tortorella and GM Glen Sather is as passive as a hockey team gets.

There's not a single mean one on the back end. Not one. The Rangers play Washington and have to deal with John Erskine, Shaone Morrisonn, Milan Jurcina and Brian Pothier, every one of whom will come from behind and use the stick.

Larry Brooks in the New York Post this morning, lamenting NY Rangers team toughness and citing...the Washington Capitals?

JRHL Standings Update

Natty Bumppo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:51:39 -0000

Another Monday, and the leaderboard is holding steady. It seems there is a correlation between division leaders and team names featuring Japers' Rink handles. If the playoffs started tomorrow: Two-Prongered Assault vs. Don't Toews Me Sombrero on one side of the bracket, Natty's Ice vs. Gould's Grinders on the other. Full standings, including sortable season stats, at this link.

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	44	25	1	.636	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	33	27	10	.543	6.5
Disgruntled Goats	32	31	7	.507	9
Set Sail For Fail	30	37	3	.450	13
Dale City Magi	22	42	6	.357	19.5

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Prongered Assault	48	17	5	.721	--
My Jokes Getzlafs	38	27	5	.579	10
Team Pervertedlyslow	32	29	9	.521	14
Prestige Worldwide	27	37	6	.429	20.5
The Royal Tenenbaums	22	40	8	.371	24.5

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Gould's Grinders	40	22	8	.629	--
Two Bit Crew	42	25	3	.621	0.5
Ice Warriors X	34	30	6	.529	7
Let's Go Whalers!	22	41	7	.364	18.5
Winnipeg Jets	20	44	6	.329	21

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	38	27	5	.579	--
Polar Bear Rebellion	32	27	11	.536	3
Harrisonburg Dukes	33	33	4	.500	5.5
Champaign Ice Beagles	25	37	8	.414	11.5
Williamsburg Face Wash	23	39	8	.386	13.5

JRHL Standings Update

Natty Bumppo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:29:47 -0000

I'll step up to the plate this week. Great races in the Langway and Gartner Divisions. Meanwhile, even with AO on the sidelines, Killer_Carlson is running away with the once-proud Labre Division. Full standings, including sortable season stats, at this link.

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	39	20	1	.658	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	27	23	10	.533	7.5
Disgruntled Goats	25	28	7	.475	11
Set Sail For Fail	26	30	4	.467	11.5
Dale City Magi	18	37	5	.342	19

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Prongered Assault	43	13	4	.750	--
My Jokes Getzlafs	32	24	4	.567	11
Team Pervertedlyslow	24	28	8	.467	17
Prestige Worldwide	23	31	6	.433	19
The Royal Tenenbaums	18	34	8	.367	23

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Bit Crew	37	20	3	.642	--
Gould's Grinders	34	18	8	.633	0.5
Ice Warriors X	31	23	6	.567	4.5
Let's Go Whalers!	21	33	6	.400	14.5
Winnipeg Jets	17	37	6	.333	18.5

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	31	24	5	.558	--
Polar Bear Rebellion	28	22	10	.550	0.5
Harrisonburg Dukes	27	30	3	.475	5
Champaign Ice Beagles	20	33	7	.392	10
Williamsburg Face Wash	20	33	7	.392	10

"Flash is probably two weeks away - not cleared for contact quite yet, but close. I think there's a...

Natty Bumppo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:14:26 -0000

"Flash is probably two weeks away - not cleared for contact quite yet, but close. I think there's a good chance that when he's back, Laich gets bumped down to the 3rd line, as he's a better fit on an energy/checking line than Flash and he (Laich) gets most of his goals on the PP anyway (not a great 5-on-5 guy). One thing to remember about Flash is that Bruce loves him (way too much for my liking, but seriously - he'd adopt him if he could, I think)."

J.P. the leaky faucet, over at DobberHockey.com, ruining any chance I get full trade value for my 8th-round draft pick in the Japers' Rink Hockey League.

NY Times on the 'Percy Position'

Natty Bumppo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:40:47 -0000

NY Times on the 'Percy Position'

How the 'Percy Position' drives the Vikings and Peterson, by Chris Brown, NY Times The Fifth Down Blog. September 18, 2009.

Sorry if this has been posted already. I took a quick look around and didn't see it. Take some time and click on all the links describing Percy's role at UF. If you only have time for one additional click, make it this one. The sweeps the Vikings have been running and in particular Percy's WR screen TD are literally exact replicas of Gators plays. (Harvin's TD against the Buckeyes three years ago, for example, is reminiscent of his TD Sunday). Up next for the Vikings: the Percy Counter. Exhibit 1. Exhibit 2.

Carter Rips Vikings Handling of Favre, ESPN First Take, August 18, 2009.

Natty Bumppo — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:11:32 -0000

Carter Rips Vikings Handling of Favre, ESPN First Take, August 18, 2009.

The most complete Alexander Semin highlight video I've seen. I figured Sasha could use some love...

Natty Bumppo — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:06:04 -0000

The most complete Alexander Semin highlight video I've seen. I figured Sasha could use some love after (1) the Japers' Rink consensus found him to be the least valuable Young Gun, and (2) a FanPost was devoted to Semin trade scenarios. Excuse the terrible music.

Alex Ovechkin interview with Russia Today in two parts, discovered via Kukla's Korner. This...

Natty Bumppo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:39:36 -0000

Alex Ovechkin interview with Russia Today in two parts, discovered via Kukla's Korner. This appears to be the night of Ovechkin's Moscow party (Friday, July 24th). Full transcript split between this link and this link. Actually unearthed yesterday by Alex Ovetjkin Blog, here and here.

Percy Harvin, Career Highlights (in HD), University of Florida.

Natty Bumppo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:57:49 -0000

Percy Harvin, Career Highlights (in HD), University of Florida.