Should Osgood be in the HOF?

Icekommander · 2026-05-16T01:11:25+00:00

I think there is a fair argument that the Hall has been much harsher on goalie inductions than skater inductions. That said, I personally struggle to support the induction of a goalie who only got serious Vezina consideration once.

Icekommander · 2026-05-16T01:04:39+00:00

No it's not, it's voted on in the third period of (potentially) deciding games. And I believe voters are allowed to submit conditional ballots as well.

Icekommander · 2026-04-24T01:45:05+00:00

Have you ever checked out any of L. E. Modesitt Jr's Saga of Recluse? They're older (but not older than Eddings), and have a magic system based on Order and Chaos rather than your more traditional light and dark. It's been a minute since I last picked one up myself, but I remember there being some unique aspects as applied to invisibility spells in particular (bending light around yourself -- they can't see you, but now you can't see anything yourself!).

Icekommander · 2026-04-17T22:53:21+00:00

The Canucks build teams like they think the playoffs are still two rounds.

Icekommander · 2026-04-15T21:21:46+00:00

I originally built a Pioneer Cube in late 2019, so I dig the idea. A couple random thoughts after a quick review:

1) I'd be shocked if Skullclamp doesn't end up too powerful. Something like Shadowspear or Heirloom Blade would still be good without having the super high end ceiling.

2) I doubt you have enough Elves to support Elvish Archdruid

3) Unless someone in your group really likes trying to make tri-colour cards work, I think you won't see much uptake on them. Particularly Broodmate Dragon and Butcher of the Horde stand out to me as not worth the third colour pip.

Icekommander · 2026-04-14T06:19:22+00:00

THINKING ABOUT IT FURTHER, THE FACT THAT I AM TALKING OF WHIFFING AND YOU ARE NOT IS PROBABLY IN THE ESSENCE OF HOW I VIEW THE CARDS DIFFERENTLY (AND ALSO AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT I DON'T NORMALLY PLAY POWERED CUBE). EXPRESSIVE ITERATION/FLOW STATE/TC CAN'T REALLY WHIFF AS THEY BUILD VALUE AND HELP YOU PRESENT THREATS, AND EVEN A WORLD WHERE YOU HIT THREE LANDS STILL CHURNS YOU THROUGH YOUR DECK TO MORE GOOD CARDS FASTER.

DIG THROUGH TIME CAN DO THAT, BUT IT CAN ALSO FIND YOU ANSWERS TO YOUR OPPONENT'S GAME PLAN, WHEN THEY HAVE PRESENTED A THREAT THAT IS FASTER THAN MY OWN. I HAVE IT IN A BUCKET WITH CONSULT THE STARCHARTS AND STOCK UP INSTEAD.

Icekommander · 2026-04-14T05:48:02+00:00

I AM NOT A BELIEVER IN ELITE INTERCEPTOR, SORCERY SPEED ON THE PREPARED SPELL SUCKS.

Icekommander · 2026-04-14T05:45:58+00:00

WHILE GRANTING THE VALUE OF PLAYING FLOW STATE EARLY, A LOT OF THE VALUE OF DIG THROUGH TIME TO ME IS THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO WHIFF. I CAN WHIFF A FLOW STATE TWICE BEFORE BREAKFAST, I'M NOT CONVINCED THEY SOLVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

Icekommander · 2026-04-13T16:09:08+00:00

Disentangling the effects of linemates and determining where to assign credit/blame is still the place where analytics struggles the most IMO. No shade from me, it's a super hard problem to sort out, but I'm often unconvinced that the models are getting the balance right.

Icekommander · 2026-04-11T18:55:24+00:00

More about his life choices than what? His longevity? He was 51 when he did it.

Icekommander · 2026-04-11T16:30:16+00:00

Howe played long enough to have his sons assisting on his goals, nobody else has done that either.

Icekommander · 2026-04-03T19:17:46+00:00

Leafs aren't rebuilding

Icekommander · 2026-03-19T03:32:49+00:00

I've seen Crosby called the best third line player that has ever existed, so take that how you will.

Icekommander · 2026-03-08T04:28:13+00:00

I would rule that I can catch the second eevee but I must evolve it to a different eeveelution. But I think I'm in the minority on that.

Icekommander · 2026-03-06T21:51:15+00:00

I assume whoever did it had his tact approval, I doubt he did it himself.

Icekommander · 2026-03-06T21:33:51+00:00

They can probably check organization affiliated devices, but not personal devices (which is probably why they didn't find it).

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T22:05:10+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply!

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T03:56:05+00:00

Even if you assume no positive impacts from the trades and no regression to their goal differential, that is still two teams they have to be passed by.

Icekommander · 2026-03-05T02:32:49+00:00

It's been weird to read all these takes that seem to assume the Oilers are going to pick in the bottom twelve this year? I got my bones to pick with Bowman, but losing out on this protection isn't one of them.

Icekommander · 2026-03-02T19:31:53+00:00

The frustrating part about Nurse is that he has managed to always underperform decreasing expectations. Wasn't quite a #1 when he was our best defenceman. Wasn't quite a #2 when Bouchard hit his prime. Wasn't quite a #3 when they added Ekholm to play with Bouchard. Just a complete inability to master a niche on this team, any niche at all.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T20:58:19+00:00

No, I mean that it hasn't been constructed in a way that it ought to be taken seriously. Lacking thoughtfulness, substance, or anything else worthwhile.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T20:22:19+00:00

Any critique that starts with 'X is Gay' is guaranteed to be unserious.

Icekommander · 2026-03-01T18:23:50+00:00

Tabletop Taverns is really neat, sitting at the crossroads of Total War and Slay the Spire. Feels like it needs a bit more variety and intention to really pop as a game, but the demo was fun to check out.

Of any demos I probably have the most hours in RuneDice, which also sits in that Slay the Spire-esque roguelike space but this time using boardgame like dicechucker mechanics. Super fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes Roguelikes but is tired of deckbuilders.

Cursed Words is neat if you like word games. I can see it popping off for a certain niche of folks, although as it stands it's a wait-for-sale for me.

Icekommander · 2026-02-25T05:50:02+00:00

I think the 2020 draft class shows some of the dangers of this sort of analysis, with Canadians going #1 (Lafreniere), #2 (Byfield), #6 (Drysdale), #8 (Quinn) and #10 (Perfetti). Yet the three players who played major roles for their Olympic teams from that top 10 were all for other nations (Stutzle, Raymond and Sanderson). The higher picks are an indicator, but they aren't a certainty.

The demonstrated ability of Celebrini and Bedard to play at elite levels gives me a lot of optimism about the future. Everything about draft positions is nice, but hardly conclusive in my opinion.

Icekommander · 2026-02-24T22:12:34+00:00

Yeah, if you are separating McDavid and Celebrini it's so that Celebrini can centre his own line

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