
The Falconer
Oct 27, 2008 Nov 05, 2009 839 536
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.
website: Bird Watchers Anonymous
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Recent activity
Posted Thrashers @ Islanders on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/07/09 1:47 PM EST
Commented on Gameday: Thrashers Host Blue Jackets, Rich Peverley Shall Lead Them on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/06/09 12:38 AM EST
Commented on Is Rich Peverley the New Mike Richards? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/05/09 12:46 PM EST
Commented on Game 15: A Rare Visit to Georgia on The Cannon - 11/05/09 11:59 AM EST
Joined The Cannon - 11/05/09 11:57 AM EST
Posted Is Rich Peverley the New Mike Richards? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/05/09 11:55 AM EST
Commented on Update on Kari Lehtonen - he had more surgery on his back last Friday and will be sidelined at... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 9:18 PM EST
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Commented on Update on Kari Lehtonen - he had more surgery on his back last Friday and will be sidelined at... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 1:53 PM EST
Commented on Hey, hockey players: not knowing doesn't change the reality that there are gay men in the... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 10:57 AM EST
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Commented on Hey, hockey players: not knowing doesn't change the reality that there are gay men in the... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 9:59 AM EST
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Commented on Hey, hockey players: not knowing doesn't change the reality that there are gay men in the... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 1:19 AM EST
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Commented on O Canada! The Thrashers Return to Montreal for Game 11 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/04/09 1:18 AM EST
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Commented on O Canada! The Thrashers Return to Montreal for Game 11 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 4:50 PM EST
Commented on O Canada! The Thrashers Return to Montreal for Game 11 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 4:48 PM EST
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Commented on O Canada! The Thrashers Return to Montreal for Game 11 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 12:59 PM EST
Commented No, not this time. on O Canada! The Thrashers Return to Montreal for Game 11 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 12:56 PM EST
Posted Hey, hockey players: not knowing doesn't change the reality that there are gay men in the... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 11:45 AM EST
Posted New Look at SB Nation on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/03/09 11:30 AM EST
Posted Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Can the Thrashers go Caesar on the Senators on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/31/09 11:41 AM EDT
Posted Thrashers Prospect Update, Trick or Treat Version on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/30/09 12:22 PM EDT
Posted Chris Thorburn and Coach Anderson talk with BWA on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/30/09 4:19 AM EDT
Commented on Thrashers v Capitals: Take 2 on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/30/09 2:04 AM EDT
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Commented on Thrashers Attendance Rises Early in Season on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/29/09 12:43 PM EDT
Commented on Thrashers Attendance Rises Early in Season on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/29/09 12:12 PM EDT
Commented on Thrashers Attendance Rises Early in Season on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/29/09 12:09 PM EDT
Posted Thrashers Attendance Rises Early in Season on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/28/09 11:37 PM EDT
Commented on Thrashers Recall Krog; New Practice Lines on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/27/09 12:33 PM EDT
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Commented on Ilya Kovalchuk has a broken foot, out 3-5 weeks on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/26/09 7:29 PM EDT
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Commented on Ilya Kovalchuk has a broken foot, out 3-5 weeks on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/26/09 7:13 PM EDT
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Posted Kovalchuk out 4 Weeks, How Will Thrashers Respond? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/26/09 7:06 PM EDT
Commented on Sharks @ Thrashers Live Blog on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/24/09 8:10 PM EDT
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Posted Sharks @ Thrashers Live Blog on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/24/09 6:08 PM EDT
Posted Game Eight: Thrashers Seek to Rebound Against Tough Sharks Team on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/24/09 3:12 PM EDT
Posted Watch Chelios Debut with Wolves Online for Free Tonight on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 6:27 PM EDT
Commented on Decision Time. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 6:19 PM EDT
Voted for Hedberg, it's too risky. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 6:18 PM EDT
Commented on Thrasher Bloggers to Attend Sharks Game in Press Box on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 6:18 PM EDT
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Posted Thrasher Bloggers to Attend Sharks Game in Press Box on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 5:32 PM EDT
Commented I'm not sure roles can explain everything on Le Quebec mis en échec: On French-Canadians in the NHL on Behind The Net - 10/23/09 2:49 PM EDT
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Commented on Thrashers Beat Themselves, Help Capitals on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 2:19 PM EDT
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Commented on 10 Strangest NHL Goals on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 12:44 PM EDT
Commented on Did Ilya Kovalchuk Set a Team Record for Longest Shift? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 12:43 PM EDT
Commented on Did Ilya Kovalchuk Set a Team Record for Longest Shift? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 11:33 AM EDT
Posted Thrashers Beat Themselves, Help Capitals on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 11:26 AM EDT
Commented Yes, in the minors on Recap: Capitals 5, Thrashers 4 on Japers' Rink - 10/23/09 10:22 AM EDT
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Commented on Recap: Capitals 5, Thrashers 4 on Japers' Rink - 10/23/09 2:36 AM EDT
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Posted Did Ilya Kovalchuk Set a Team Record for Longest Shift? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 2:30 AM EDT
Posted Hockey's Future Ranks Thrashers Prospects 6th in NHL on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/23/09 12:49 AM EDT
Commented I deleted the G.money post on Ilya Kovalchuk Interview: "My Job is to Make Goals" on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/22/09 11:12 PM EDT
Commented on Game Seven: Time for Capital Punishment on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/22/09 4:53 PM EDT
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Commented on Has the season even started? Early scheduling is a joke on Broad Street Hockey - 10/22/09 12:22 PM EDT
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Posted Hockey News Give Bogosian Some Love on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/22/09 11:28 AM EDT
Posted 10 Strangest NHL Goals on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/22/09 11:25 AM EDT
Posted Speculation: Kovalchuk 2nd $100 man in NHL? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/21/09 8:49 PM EDT
Commented This is the spot where you say "welcome to the internet, where I write for free." :) on SCH Mythbusters: Does a Low Shot Against Average Correspond to a Mediocre Save Percentage? on Second City Hockey - 10/21/09 4:02 PM EDT
Commented on SCH Mythbusters: Does a Low Shot Against Average Correspond to a Mediocre Save Percentage? on Second City Hockey - 10/21/09 3:56 PM EDT
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Commented on Ilya Kovalchuk Interview: "My Job is to Make Goals" on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/21/09 1:41 PM EDT
Posted Ilya Kovalchuk Interview: "My Job is to Make Goals" on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/21/09 11:23 AM EDT
Commented on Game Day Thread: Get to Know Robert at Habs Eyes on the Prize. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 9:06 PM EDT
Commented on Wolves Fire Coaching Staff After Bad Start on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 2:28 PM EDT
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Posted Thrashers 10th in SB Nation Power Ranking on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 12:52 PM EDT
Commented on Thrashers extend Rich Peverley on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 12:12 PM EDT
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Commented on Thrashers extend Rich Peverley on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 12:00 PM EDT
Commented on Game 6: The Shapes of Things - Thrashers head to Montreal, Look to Improve to 5-1-0. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 11:52 AM EDT
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Commented on Wolves Fire Coaching Staff After Bad Start on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 11:50 AM EDT
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Commented on Superfreakonomics on Behind The Net - 10/20/09 10:12 AM EDT
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Commented on Game 6: The Shapes of Things - Thrashers head to Montreal, Look to Improve to 5-1-0. on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/20/09 9:48 AM EDT
Posted Wolves Fire Coaching Staff After Bad Start on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/19/09 9:26 PM EDT
Commented on Thrashers close to re-signing key forward not named Kovalchuk on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/19/09 1:13 PM EDT
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Posted Thrashers Hot Start Results in Some Great Numbers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/18/09 10:17 AM EDT
Posted Game 5 Preview: Thrashers Hunt Points in Buffalo on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/17/09 2:28 AM EDT
Commented on Thrashers Head to the Rock For Some Southeastern Revenge on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/16/09 9:00 PM EDT
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Commented on Thrashers Head to the Rock For Some Southeastern Revenge on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/16/09 8:02 PM EDT
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Commented on Game #4 Preview: Thrashers Go Ghostbusting in New Jersey on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/15/09 7:01 PM EDT
Posted THN Dixon: Northeast Divison now worse than Southeast on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/15/09 11:20 AM EDT
Posted Sporting News Quick Hits with Ron Hainsey on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/15/09 10:42 AM EDT
Posted Game #4 Preview: Thrashers Go Ghostbusting in New Jersey on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/15/09 10:23 AM EDT
Commented on How is Coach Anderson Using His Roster? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/14/09 10:44 AM EDT
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Posted How is Coach Anderson Using His Roster? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 10/14/09 9:51 AM EDT
Commented on Lehtonen vs Hedberg on Behind The Net - 10/13/09 4:57 PM EDT
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