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The Falconer

Oct 27, 2008 Mar 14, 2010 950 745

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.

a fan of

Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball Team

Detroit Pistons National Basketball Association Team

Detroit Lions National Football League Team

Michigan Wolverines NCAA Men's Football Division 1A Team

Atlanta Thrashers National Hockey League Team

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Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Notice the All Star Logo! on Revealing Picture after Columbus Loss on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 6:28 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Revealing Picture after Columbus Loss on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 1:46 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Free Falling Thrashers Playoff Chances Collapse on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 11:24 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Wolves Playoff Roster Finalized on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 11:08 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Free Falling Thrashers Playoff Chances Collapse on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 10:19 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Free Falling Thrashers Playoff Chances Collapse on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/12/10 8:20 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Ranking College Prospects on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 5:27 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Owners counter argument on Thrashers Outplay Predators-Lose Game and Perhaps Playoffs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 11:48 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Chicago Wolves on NHL Network Again on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 11:14 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Chris Chelios getting called up by the Atlanta Thrashers. They need leadership badly; apparently... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 11:06 AM EST (2 replies)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Does Tobias Enstrom Not Shoot Enough? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 10:28 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Outplay Predators-Lose Game and Perhaps Playoffs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 10:11 AM EST (2 replies)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Why didn't Kovalchuk call a meeting? on Thrashers Outplay Predators-Lose Game and Perhaps Playoffs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 10:09 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Outplay Predators-Lose Game and Perhaps Playoffs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/10/10 7:33 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Tuesday Morning Roundup on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/09/10 9:49 AM EST

The Copper & Blue Commented ES % vs total Pts % on Individual Point Percentage Part Two on The Copper & Blue - 03/08/10 2:29 PM EST (2 replies)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Good Price on Tickets for CAR Road Trip on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/08/10 12:42 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Fail Against the Hard Trap Yet Again on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/08/10 10:16 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented "soft ball questions?" on The Perils of Fandom: A Lament on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/08/10 9:40 AM EST

Pride Of Detroit Commented Why? on Lions Reportedly Set to Trade for Falcons Cornerback Chris Houston on Pride Of Detroit - 03/08/10 8:48 AM EST (3 replies)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Voted for Absolutely! See you there! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/08/10 1:07 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Lightning Postmortem, Canes Preview on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/07/10 3:49 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Playoff Odds for Tonight. on Lightning Postmortem, Canes Preview on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/07/10 1:27 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Things We've Been Reading: Friday Links Roundup on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/06/10 12:25 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Things We've Been Reading: Friday Links Roundup on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/05/10 4:23 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Past East Playoff Battles After The Trade Deadline on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/05/10 3:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Broad Street Hockey Commented I think Flyers are in on Examining The Flyers Playoff Hunt Following Deadline Day on Broad Street Hockey - 03/05/10 1:56 PM EST

The Copper & Blue Commented on While some might want or expect to see Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson in this spot, I go with Eberle... on The Copper & Blue - 03/05/10 10:06 AM EST (2 replies)

Behind The Net Commented on Is it Possible to Determine Goaltender True Talent on the PK? on Behind The Net - 03/05/10 9:51 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Voted for Like them. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/05/10 8:33 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Past East Playoff Battles After The Trade Deadline on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/05/10 8:00 AM EST

Behind The Net Commented on Worst Single-Game Shot Differentials since 1994 on Behind The Net - 03/04/10 9:30 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Good Question on Clarke MacArthur Trade Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/04/10 5:54 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Voted for Could have gone better, but there's only so much room to make deals. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 7:27 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Kozlov Discusses Disagreement with Anderson on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 7:00 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Clarke MacArthur Trade Analysis on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 6:55 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Working on Trade Analysis on Thrashers Acquire MacArthur for picks. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 3:22 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented Detroit rolled 4 lines a lot on Kozlov Discusses Disagreement with Anderson on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 3:21 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Acquire MacArthur for picks. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 2:42 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Dudley Profiles Artyukhin on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 1:54 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Kozlov Discusses Disagreement with Anderson on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 11:38 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Trade Deadline Day: Modest Additions the Thrashers Could Acquire on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 10:42 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Trade Deadline Day: Modest Additions the Thrashers Could Acquire on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/03/10 10:05 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on An Open Plea for Wojtek Wolski on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 10:47 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on An Open Plea for Wojtek Wolski on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 3:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted It's not a given Thrashers will deal Colby Armstrong. But if they can receive good NHL player in... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 3:51 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on An Open Plea for Wojtek Wolski on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 3:35 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on An Open Plea for Wojtek Wolski on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 3:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted An Open Plea for Wojtek Wolski on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 3:19 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Chelios Signs, Stays in Chicago for Now on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 1:00 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Have the Thrashers Signed Chelios? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/02/10 10:01 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Acquire Artyukhin for Oystrick, Conditional Pick on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 10:22 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Acquire Artyukhin for Oystrick, Conditional Pick on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 9:54 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Voted for Meh. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 9:25 PM EST

The Copper & Blue Commented on Trade Value Of Your Edmonton Oilers on The Copper & Blue - 03/01/10 7:22 PM EST (1 reply)

The Copper & Blue Commented O'Sullivan? on Trade Value Of Your Edmonton Oilers on The Copper & Blue - 03/01/10 6:17 PM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers and Devils Since the Big Trade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 5:50 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted "Are [we] going to trade Pavel Kubina for a second-round pick, like all these people are... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 3:11 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers and Devils Since the Big Trade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 03/01/10 11:16 AM EST

On the Forecheck Voted for Yes on On the Forecheck - 02/27/10 1:45 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Slava Kozlov Request Trade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/26/10 2:00 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Roots of the Roster: Where the Thrashers Talent Came from on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/26/10 1:56 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Slava Kozlov Request Trade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/26/10 12:31 PM EST

From The Rink Commented East by Point % on NHL Refresher Course on From The Rink - 02/25/10 8:44 PM EST

From The Rink Commented Kovalchuk on The Canada-Russia Aftermath: The Ovechkin Letdown on From The Rink - 02/25/10 11:46 AM EST (1 reply)

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Checking Forwards on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/25/10 10:59 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Offensive Forwards on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/24/10 3:49 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Offensive Forwards on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/24/10 12:35 PM EST

Silver Seven Commented on Options for the Senators blue line at the trade deadline on Silver Seven - 02/24/10 12:01 PM EST

Silver Seven Voted for Aaron Ward (CAR) on Silver Seven - 02/24/10 11:59 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Defense on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/23/10 2:10 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Commented on Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Defense on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/23/10 12:04 PM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Historic Depth Charts: Defense on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/23/10 11:00 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted SB Nation has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last 2 years and we now cover many sports... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/22/10 4:01 PM EST

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Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Defense Prospect Paul Postma Scores AHL Hat Trick on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/22/10 11:02 AM EST

Bird Watchers Anonymous Posted Thrashers Weekend Reading Roundup on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 02/21/10 4:11 PM EST

Fear The Fin Commented Update on Trade Targets: Pavel Kubina (ATL) on Fear The Fin - 02/21/10 2:54 PM EST (1 reply)

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