The Falconer
Oct 27, 2008 Feb 08, 2010 911 681
I fell in love with hockey playing on my pond in Michigan as a kid. I fell in love with the NHL watching a young Steve Yzerman, Petr Klima and Bob Probert fall to the Gretzky era Oilers. I waited patiently for Yves Racine and Per Djoos to become Norris trophy defensemen (they didn't).
I've lived in Atlanta for over a decade and have watched nearly every minute of every Thrashers game in their franchise history. That's a lot of losing hockey. I'm must be an addict, because I'm still watching.
I also enjoy Baseball and I'm a big fan of Baseball Prospectus and using stats to analyze both baseball and hockey.
I still play hockey on two teams here in Atlanta and hope to stay healthy enough to keep playing for a couple more decades.
I'm also a fan of indie music (my friend Rich writes Cable and Tweed music blog) and indie and mainstream movies.
In my day job I teach American Government and do analysis on elections and legislative votes, but I prefer to keep my hockey and politics separate.
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Recent activity
Posted Should The Thrashers Be Buyers or Sellers at Trade Deadline? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/09/10 7:32 AM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk... on Behind The Net - 02/08/10 11:17 AM EST
Voted for ...would be a firing range, but Donny's such a charmer. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/08/10 10:59 AM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk... on Behind The Net - 02/08/10 1:11 AM EST
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Commented on Thrashers Travel Travails, Team Townhall,Triumph Over FLA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/07/10 1:51 PM EST
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Commented Least "newsy" but most "emotional"? on Thrashers Travel Travails, Team Townhall,Triumph Over FLA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/07/10 12:53 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers Travel Travails, Team Townhall,Triumph Over FLA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/07/10 12:42 PM EST
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Commented re: interesting conversation on Thrashers Travel Travails, Team Townhall,Triumph Over FLA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/07/10 12:40 PM EST
Posted Thrashers Travel Travails, Team Townhall,Triumph Over FLA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/07/10 2:00 AM EST
Commented on Talking Kovy Trade Now! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 6:37 PM EST
Commented on Game Day: Thrashers at Capitals on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:43 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:41 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:19 PM EST
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Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:18 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:17 PM EST
Commented Perhaps Sunday? on Talking Kovy Trade Now! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 5:15 PM EST
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Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 1:36 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 12:55 PM EST
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Commented on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 12:44 PM EST
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Commented Where's Brett Sterling???? :) on Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 12:44 PM EST
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Commented on Kovalchuk to New Jersey Devils on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 12:20 PM EST
Posted Kovalchuk Trade: More Day After Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/05/10 12:12 PM EST
Posted Thanks to all the many readers who visited this site the last two days. Thursday you shattered... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 11:06 PM EST
Commented on Talking Kovy Trade Now! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 10:45 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk to New Jersey Devils on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 10:03 PM EST
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Posted Talking Kovy Trade Now! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 10:03 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk to New Jersey Devils on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 9:19 PM EST
Commented Absolutely Yes on Kovalchuk to New Jersey Devils on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 9:18 PM EST
Posted Kovalchuk to New Jersey Devils on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 8:02 PM EST
Commented on Live Radio Discussion of the Kovalchuk Situation - Tonight@6pm on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/04/10 2:01 AM EST
Commented on Live Radio Discussion of the Kovalchuk Situation - Tonight@6pm on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 7:33 PM EST
Commented on Live Radio Discussion of the Kovalchuk Situation - Tonight@6pm on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 5:36 PM EST
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Commented on Trade Rumors, Bob McKenzie and Me on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 8:49 AM EST
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Commented on Trade Rumors, Bob McKenzie and Me on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 8:27 AM EST
Posted Trade Rumors, Bob McKenzie and Me on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 8:00 AM EST
Voted for MOAR BLOGZ ABOUT KOVALCHOOK PLZ!!! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 3:01 AM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade Close? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/03/10 12:44 AM EST
Posted Kovalchuk Trade Close? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/02/10 9:29 PM EST
Commented on What Is a Prospect, Anyway? on The Copper & Blue - 02/02/10 5:41 PM EST
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Commented on Leafs open to trading Garnet Exelby. So? on Behind The Net - 02/02/10 8:09 AM EST
Posted Atlanta Thrashers Road Trip Pictures on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/01/10 11:11 PM EST
Joined SBNation.com - 01/31/10 12:09 PM EST
Posted Thrashers-Predators Live Blog on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/30/10 7:47 PM EST
Posted Huge win Versus Philadelphia on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/29/10 10:57 AM EST
Posted East Playoff Battle: Pre-Olympic Schedule Breakdown on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/28/10 5:40 PM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/28/10 1:03 AM EST
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Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 10:20 PM EST
Posted Custance: Exelby Looking for Trade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 5:55 PM EST
Commented Well Done on Why Ilya Kovalchuk Isn't The Poster Boy For A Failed CBA on Japers' Rink - 01/27/10 5:34 PM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 5:26 PM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 2:45 PM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 2:42 PM EST
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Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 11:56 AM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 9:31 AM EST
Commented on Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 9:30 AM EST
Posted Constructing the Post-Kovalchuk Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/27/10 2:14 AM EST
Commented Salmela on Game Day: Attack of the Quack! Ducks vs Thrashers, 7:00 PM on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/26/10 7:33 PM EST
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Commented on Points Becoming Critical for Thrashers Post-Season Hopes on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/24/10 1:46 PM EST
Posted Points Becoming Critical for Thrashers Post-Season Hopes on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/23/10 3:39 PM EST
Posted A Radical Proposal: Let Kovalchuk Test UFA Market? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/22/10 12:42 PM EST
Commented re: redrafted players on 2009 Draft - Forwards on The Copper & Blue - 01/22/10 10:50 AM EST
Commented on 2007 Draft - Forwards on The Copper & Blue - 01/22/10 10:44 AM EST
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Commented on 2009 Draft - Forwards on The Copper & Blue - 01/20/10 1:26 AM EST
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Commented on Is Colorado too far south? on The Copper & Blue - 01/20/10 1:19 AM EST
Commented Evander Kane on 2009 Draft - Forwards on The Copper & Blue - 01/19/10 11:21 PM EST
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Posted Catching Up with Gwinnett Gladiators: MLK Matinee Game on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/18/10 1:05 PM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk Trade Offers--What Could a Trade Bring to Atlanta? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/15/10 2:05 PM EST
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Posted Kovalchuk Trade Offers--What Could a Trade Bring to Atlanta? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/15/10 1:11 PM EST
Commented Has the dispersion around the mean changed over time? on Worst Penalty-Killing Teams since 1963 on Behind The Net - 01/12/10 3:01 PM EST
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Posted Ownership Caused Two Month Delay in Kovalchuk Talks? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 10:08 PM EST
Joined Defending Big D - 01/11/10 6:57 PM EST
Posted Central Scouting List Released Today on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 4:47 PM EST
Posted What Might a Kovalchuk Trade Bring to Atlanta? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 4:27 PM EST
Commented on What's Wrong with the Thrashers? (Part 1) on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 3:47 PM EST
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Commented on What's Wrong with the Thrashers? (Part 1) on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 1:25 PM EST
Commented on What's Wrong with the Thrashers? (Part 1) on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 11:40 AM EST
Posted What's Wrong with the Thrashers? (Part 1) on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 01/11/10 11:13 AM EST
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