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Does the NHL Preseason Matter?
Another NHL preseason has been completed and the regular season is set to start tonight. Upon looking over the point standings in the preseason, it is shocking to see teams like Toronto and Columbus...
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What does different fantasy football scoring look like?
It’s the week before the Super Bowl and that means that fantasy football has been concluded for over a month. The spell has been broken on the cyclical ritual of getting amped about your roster and...
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Contracts and Corsi
Even though the NHL season is in the midst of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s not too early to think about the off-season festivities of the NHL draft and free agency. One of the unique features of the...
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NHL Scoring Model Part 1: Even Strength Goals
This is the first part of many posts that is part of a larger project. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a statistical model that will allow me to determine the probability of wins and...
View ArticleNFL Mock Draft v1
Thank you for taking the time to peruse our analysis of the upcoming draft. I apologize in advance that you will be disappointed with the selections we have made for your team. This mock is based on...
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The changes in this mock draft reflect the athletes that improved or declined their draft stock by participating (or not participating) in the Senior Bowl festivities. I have also started to include...
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Until the conclusion of the combine and free agency, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact draft needs of each team. That being said, we have updated our mock draft with one particular scenario at...
View ArticleNFL Mock Draft v4
With many of the top free agents finding a home over the past 2 weeks, the draft needs of each team are coming into focus. This is the penultimate mock draft, with only one month remaining before the...
View ArticleNFL Mock Draft v5 (The Finale)
With the draft less than a week away, I wanted to compile my final NFL Mock Draft before another player gets accused of domestic assault or diluted drug tests. It has been a pleasure doing these mocks...
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Moneypuck: GAR and Salary
One of the recent developments within the NHL Analytics community has been the discovery and application of the GAR (Goals Above Replacement) statistic. This is based on WAR (Wins Above Replacement)...
View Article[NFL DRAFT 2018] One mock to rule them all…
This is the one and only mock for Stats Enforcer, compiled from a variety of sources (including analysts, advanced stats and personal bias). I’m sure that about 10% of this mock draft will actually...
View Article2018 NFL Round 1 Draft Analysis
Cleveland Browns: Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma) Maybe he is the next Russell Wilson…or the next Johnny Manziel. On second thought, the comparison between the two is the epitome of laziness for sports...
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GAR and Cap Hits (Part 1 of 3)
After a long hiatus of not writing anything (since the NFL Draft), I’ve been inspired to put together some thoughts on the valuation of NHL players. I am a huge proponent of GAR (goals above...
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GAR and Cap Hits (Part 2 of 3)
Following up from part one of the series, part two of the ‘GAR and Cap Hits’ series will analyze the value of defensemen so far in 2018-2019. For a refresher on the GAR metric, please refer to the...
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GAR and Cap Hits (Part 3 of 3)
The grand finale! I hope you all enjoyed reading these articles as much as I enjoyed writing them. Feel free to check out the first part (forwards) and second part (defensemen). For a refresher on the...
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Objective Thoughts Concerning Nylander
I apologize in advance that I am even covering this whole spectacle. Anyone living in/near the GTA is probably exhausted from all the speculation surrounding William Nylander. All that being said, I...
View Article[NFL Draft 2019] Last-Minute Mock Draft
In a strange twist, rather than try to guess the selection (and be wrong most of the time), I am going to look at the potential available options for each team. 1. Arizona Cardinals Option A: Kyler...
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GAR and Cap (2018-2019): Introduction
Welcome to this years’ installment of the annual evaluation of NHL contracts. Using Goals Above Replacement (GAR) values provided by Evolving-Hockey and cap hit numbers from CapFriendly, the purpose of...
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GAR and Cap (2018-2019): Defensemen
The first positional group of interest is defensemen, who will be presented in the three different game situations (Even Strength, Power Play and Short Handed). Before diving into the GAR values for...
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GAR and Cap (2018-2019): Defensemen (cont.)
Following up from the previous post here, which examined the best (and worst) GAR performers in each game situation, this article will examine defensemen value relative to cap hit. For more information...
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