The Falconer
Oct 27, 2008 Dec 10, 2009 872 589
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
Commented on Which Thrashers Are Playing Well at Even Strength? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/10/09 12:48 PM EST
Commented on Ice Chips with Timothy Oshie on St. Louis Game Time - 12/10/09 11:16 AM EST
Posted Which Thrashers Are Playing Well at Even Strength? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/10/09 7:00 AM EST
Commented on Rendezvous with an Old Flame: Atlanta vs Calgary on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/10/09 1:19 AM EST
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Commented on Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers Power Play on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/09/09 11:14 AM EST
Commented on All-Time Shutout Leader: Martin Brodeur vs Terry Sawchuk on Behind The Net - 12/09/09 11:03 AM EST
Commented on Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers Power Play on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/09/09 10:17 AM EST
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Posted Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers Power Play on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/09/09 7:00 AM EST
Commented on Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers PK Unit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/08/09 4:48 PM EST
Commented on Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers PK Unit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/08/09 2:14 PM EST
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Posted Analysis: Who is Playing Well on the Thrashers PK Unit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/08/09 7:00 AM EST
Posted Coach Anderson as a NHL Player on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 11:03 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers Take on Lowly Leafs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 9:21 PM EST
Posted Thrashers Take on Lowly Leafs on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 6:33 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers at Leafs on Pension Plan Puppets - 12/07/09 5:39 PM EST
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Commented on Stats Posts Are Back This Week! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 4:46 PM EST
Commented on Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 4:40 PM EST
Commented on Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 4:36 PM EST
Commented on Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 4:31 PM EST
Commented on Best Managed Teams of the Decade on Japers' Rink - 12/07/09 4:31 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers December Packed with Hockey Games on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 1:39 PM EST
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Posted Thrashers December Packed with Hockey Games on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 1:07 PM EST
Commented Playoffs on Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 12:56 PM EST
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Commented on Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 9:49 AM EST
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Posted Best Managed Teams of the Last Decade on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/07/09 7:00 AM EST
Commented on Coming To Chicago This Summer: Cap Reality on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/06/09 11:19 PM EST
Posted Stats Posts Are Back This Week! on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/06/09 5:08 PM EST
Commented on Coming To Chicago This Summer: Cap Reality on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/06/09 3:02 PM EST
Posted Coming To Chicago This Summer: Cap Reality on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/06/09 9:48 AM EST
Commented on Get Rich or Die Tryin' - Toews, Kane, Keith Officially Locked Up Long-Term on Second City Hockey - 12/06/09 8:21 AM EST
Commented on Thrashers Going to World Juniors on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/06/09 2:03 AM EST
Commented on Kovalchuk's Lax Defense Aids Islanders on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/05/09 1:49 PM EST
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Commented on Kovalchuk's Lax Defense Aids Islanders on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/05/09 12:12 PM EST
Posted Kovalchuk's Lax Defense Aids Islanders on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/05/09 7:00 AM EST
Commented on Frequently Asked Questions #8: Scoring Chances on Behind The Net - 12/04/09 6:08 PM EST
Posted Flyers Replace Head Coach Stevens on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/04/09 5:49 PM EST
Commented on Just as baseball has a computerized system for tracking pitches in the strike zone for TV... on On the Forecheck - 12/04/09 1:58 PM EST
Commented on Schubert Winning 5th D Job: We Compare 3rd Pairing D on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/04/09 12:16 PM EST
Posted Thrashers Going to World Juniors on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/04/09 12:14 PM EST
Commented on Gameday: Thrashers vs. Islanders - Going For Five on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/04/09 12:05 PM EST
Posted Schubert Winning 5th D Job: We Compare 3rd Pairing D on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/04/09 12:04 PM EST
Commented on Gameday: Thrashers vs. Islanders - Going For Five on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/03/09 10:57 PM EST
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Commented re: Little on Up, Down, and Sideways: Thrashers Player Trends on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/03/09 12:42 AM EST
Commented on Erik Christensen on Waviers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/02/09 9:40 AM EST
Commented on Erik Christensen on Waviers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/01/09 8:25 PM EST
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Commented on Erik Christensen on Waviers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/01/09 6:27 PM EST
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Posted Erik Christensen on Waviers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/01/09 1:05 PM EST
Commented Even better... on Thrashers Much Improved in the Plus-Minus Column on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 12/01/09 12:35 PM EST
Commented on Panthers Tomas Vokoun leaves game on stretcher after bizarre stick incident with... on Litter Box Cats - 12/01/09 2:57 AM EST
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Commented on Trade Pending? Valabik's Return makes 23 Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/30/09 11:16 AM EST
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Posted Rich Peverley Reigns Supreme! (Mike Richards weeps) on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/30/09 8:00 AM EST
Posted Thrashers and Puck Daddy's Top 10 Stories of 2000s on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/29/09 7:19 PM EST
Posted Trade Pending? Valabik's Return makes 23 Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/29/09 3:13 PM EST
Posted Thrashers Racking up Points Since Kovalchuk's Return on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/29/09 2:43 PM EST
Posted Angelo Esposito Re-Tears ACL on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/29/09 1:52 AM EST
Commented on Thrashers Motor into Detroit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 9:52 PM EST
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Commented on Overtime on Behind The Net - 11/25/09 9:10 PM EST
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Commented on Let's take a look at the Atlanta Thrashers on PensBurgh - 11/25/09 9:06 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers Motor into Detroit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 8:46 PM EST
Commented Kovlov!!!!! on Thrashers Motor into Detroit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 8:45 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers Motor into Detroit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 8:29 PM EST
Posted Thrashers Motor into Detroit on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 6:27 PM EST
Posted Former Thrasher Draft Pick Selected for WHL Job on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 11:50 AM EST
Posted The Thrashers Consistency Problem on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/25/09 11:37 AM EST
Commented on Overtime on Behind The Net - 11/24/09 10:29 PM EST
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Commented on How Important are Playoff Wins? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/24/09 10:21 PM EST
Posted How Important are Playoff Wins? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/24/09 2:18 PM EST
Commented on Thrashers Scout Pete Mahovlich Talks to NHL.com on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/24/09 11:57 AM EST
Posted Thrashers Scout Pete Mahovlich Talks to NHL.com on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/24/09 4:13 AM EST
Commented on Effects of Fresh Legs on Offensive Performance on Behind The Net - 11/24/09 3:44 AM EST
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Commented on Thrashers 2010 Olympics Hockey Preview on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 6:37 PM EST
Posted Ray Ferraro Praises Rich Peverley in his Column on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 3:42 PM EST
Posted Everyone’s focussed on the Phil Kessel trade. But a far more costly transaction for the Leafs in t... on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 3:33 PM EST
Posted How Much Does Star Power Matter? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 3:02 PM EST
Commented Sounds like 8 out of 10 seasons in Atlanta on The mood in Leafs Nation on From The Rink - 11/23/09 9:51 AM EST
Commented on Thrashers 2010 Olympics Hockey Preview on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 9:37 AM EST
Posted Thrashers 2010 Olympics Hockey Preview on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/23/09 1:10 AM EST
Posted Thrashers Middle of the Pack in Man Games Lost on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/20/09 2:21 AM EST
Posted Addition of Afinogenov Paying Big Rewards for Thrashers on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/20/09 2:17 AM EST
Posted Could Ilya Kovalchuk Score 50 Goals in 50 Games? on Bird Watchers Anonymous - 11/19/09 2:09 AM EST
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