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Thanks to “Josh” for sending the files for Eklunds Rumor Generator so it can be added to this site and also to Alanah McGinley for her blog today pointing out the original site that and found.
Check out the RUMOR GENERATOR and create rumors just like Eklund does!
With all the rumors today, dont miss this earlier entry:
We have added the new forums which have the following features:
- integrated with the blogs on main page (from today on)
- link under each blog post saying to click to continue the discussion in the forum takes you right to the post in the forum for you to reply.
- all previous registrations are carried over to the forum from the main site, and if not registered you only need to do it once and its good for the entire site.
- for all previous rumors before this forum installation please feel free to start you own topic in the forum for discussion.
- although you can post as a guest, we encourage you to register, it quick and it allows you more options like your own avatar (70×70), private messaging and you dont have to enter in the annoying spam box every time you post.
Hopefully everything will work smooth, if there are any issues feel free to post in the support forum.
A thanks to Mike Chen, who recently talked about our site in his blog Dart Boards, Hogwash, and ‘Buzz’ ……and we couldnt have said it any better:
Now, let’s think about this logically:
-There are 30 teams in the league, so one team has 29 trading partners. If all things were equal, that means there’s a 3.4% chance that a player can get moved to any of the other 29 teams.
-There’s also the possibility that said player could stay with his current team. 29 options + 1 no-move option = 3.3% equal chance of any team.
You don’t have to be a stats major to figure out the obvious: that literally means that Eklund’s success rating is slightly less than picking a team out of a hat. I mean, you really have to try to be that bad, kind of like bowling a 20 when bumper lanes are on.
Here’s the other thing. We know that usually about 22-23 teams are in playoff contention around this time of year. So let’s say that there are on average seven sellers and 27 buyers. Well, that means if all teams were equal, the chance of going to any buyer would be 3.7%. Now, you factor logic (who needs what), cap space, division/conference movement, no-trade clauses, and tradeable assets, and really, couldn’t just about any hockey fan come up with 5-6 logical destinations for a moveable player on a non-playoff team?
I was just sent this and had to pass it on. Its a reply to a late night blog by Eklund where he rambles off about lack of sleep and his family etc:
Hey Ek, please refrain from the home life melodrama. Nobody comes here to hear you whine about your lack of sleep, your sick children or your dog. If you insist on playing an annonymous character, then don’t try and bring other characters into the plot.
It’s bad enough you have your sidekick scooby, we don’t need Peebles and Bambam too.
As you demanded from ‘Puckdaddy’ on your infamous Twitter rant, ’stick to hockey’.
- Barx
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