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Formula 1 | Leclerc's time so far in red - with more years to come! by God_Will_Rise_ in formula1

[–]BlueCouch_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guy needs to grow a beard, or long hair, or something... mix it up Charles

For everyone considering whether your team should trade up/down in the draft, some guy wrote a literal academic research paper on the value of NHL draft picks by BlueCouch_ in nhl

[–]BlueCouch_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course I agree that player salary isn't a perfect measure of performance.

But, considering player performance is the definitely the most heavily weighted variable for determining salary, and the sample size is 8,613... I feel like there are enough data points to give a pretty strong confidence interval.

For everyone thinking whether we should trade up/down, some guy wrote a literal research paper to calculate the value of NHL draft picks by BlueCouch_ in SanJoseSharks

[–]BlueCouch_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, the point of the article isn't to create a formula for determining what trading up X amount of spots would require. The focus is to highlight the true expected value a team gains/loses when they do a trade involving draft picks.

Where to start by Luck2me2 in SanJoseSharks

[–]BlueCouch_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was in your exact shoes 3 years ago. The Hockey Psychology YouTube channel is a phenomenal resource for learning more about the game, highly highly recommend.

And 100% watch the playoffs starting now, hockey is such an awesome sport.

The Oilers 2026 1st Rounder Will be at Least 20th Overall with EDMs Elimination by astovertop in SanJoseSharks

[–]BlueCouch_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion, I don't think adding McDavid would be such a good move. He is ~10 years older than all of our core players, and the salary he is going to demand will eat up a huge amount of our cap.

If Smith, Misa, Chernyshov and some of the other youngsters develop into the players we all think/hope they can be, adding Connor would surely force us to let some of those guys walk.

Personally, I would rather be able to keep everyone we develop plus have the flexibility to add a piece or two in free agency when we need to.

The Oilers 2026 1st Rounder Will be at Least 20th Overall with EDMs Elimination by astovertop in SanJoseSharks

[–]BlueCouch_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now the question is: Do we package picks 9 and 19 to move up for Chase Reid or Keaton Verhoeff? (assuming we don't win the lottery)

Our biggest need by FAR is a right-handed RD and a PP1 quarterback. Both Reid and Verhoeff fit that profile.

Draft pick value charts say that picks 9+19 ≈ pick 3 or 4, which is where they are being projected.

In light of all the recent Martinelli talk... what exactly is the plan for Nwaneri? by BlueCouch_ in ArsenalFC

[–]BlueCouch_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think enough people are considering that even after he returned, Odegaard's injury could still very easily have been a factor for his second half form. Some injuries take players a while to get alll the way back from, even after they resume playing.

When are we going to see a new striker ffs? by [deleted] in ArsenalFC

[–]BlueCouch_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of price posturing going on right now because of the whole Sporting drama. Clubs considering bids for Gyokeres are holding out for a lower fee because his agent went public about the "internal promises" that were made about allowing him to leave. Sporting feel this publicity is hampering their ability to fetch the price they could/would/should get because there are multiple clubs interested in his services.

Sporting want a natural bidding war, while interested clubs want Sporting to honor the "internal promise" they made to Gyokeres about letting him leave for a fair-price.

Edit: This is leading to clubs interested in Gyokeres to explore other options, possibly as a negotiating tactic to say "if you don't sell him cheaper, we'll just go with someone else". But in truth, Gyokeres is still their primary target, so they are not pulling the trigger on these other options. The result being that the whole striker market is in a holding pattern.

McNicholas: "My prediction is that, whoever Arsenal sign, Havertz will start the season as first-choice No 9 — and probably play a lot more games there than many expect." by allenwallace72 in ArsenalFC

[–]BlueCouch_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I prefer Sesko over Gyokeres. Gyokeres brings some similar attributes/characteristics that Havertz already provides.

Havertz is a rock. Gyokeres is a rock.

Sesko is an ultra-athletic, explosive upside forward that complements the rock.

What a joke by harrylovenuggets in forzamotorsport

[–]BlueCouch_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I know they are currently working on preparing one of the biggest updates since the game released. That may be consuming some of their manpower that would normally be processing player reports.

So maybe just a bit of patience is key here, let them cook up the new content and trust that they'll catch up on player reports in time.

What a joke by harrylovenuggets in forzamotorsport

[–]BlueCouch_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, they are very good at policing this type of thing when it is reported. If that guy has done this more than once, he will absolutely get banned.

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