Arvi

Statistician. PhD from @UofTStatSci, postdoc from @Princeton. Mostly tweet about sports

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@jbsteinberg @ben_golub Could it not be argued that this form of bargaining (threatening to withhold labour) is just part of negotiation, and is the same as me leveraging two firms against each other by saying I have multiple offers. What is the difference between these, and is the latter also bad?

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@jbsteinberg @longsolace I’m going to send you a bill for 8 seconds of my pro rated salary for making me read this headass tweet.

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@robpizzola @logopatt I think butchered is strong, but agree some clear (at the time + now) bad moves (Bob contract, all the depth guys coming in hotter than expected, etc). Knies for Marchenko looks like an excellent deal, and the most impactful of them.

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Did Simpson just say that the cross ice one timer is less dangerous than the point-to-flank one timer because the pass is longer? That’s just patently not true…

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@KPapetti One more two way winger and one D with feet and they’re a comfortable playoff team, but don’t think they can really get either.

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SO much more aggression in the attacking zone this period, honestly very impressive stuff from Toronto.

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The gaps that Leafs defenders keep when protecting their blue line are best measured in kilometres. Just an enormous difference between them and Utah in that respect.

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@ntrider825 Yet again, a team that makes easy moves on the way down finds it’s harder than they think to make moves to climb the ladder.

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@craptor I mean, Timber had a pretty blatant shirt pull on Isak in the box…. There were missed calls both ways

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@KPapetti @DunkGwcdunk Yeah, Schaefer stepped in and was a top 20 defenceman in the world, arguably better? If McKenna's results were like Schaefer's, I would be arguing to play him more, but they aren't.

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I am basically fine with the minutes Hiller is playing McKenna. He should stay on PP1 when Tavares comes back, but at 5v5, he is not a good player yet. This is fine! It’s a long season, and he’s gonna double his GP from last year.

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@KPapetti Yeah, he shouldn’t have benched him vs Buffalo, but McKenna is simply not good enough off puck to be a highly used player. And he’s not aided by the Leafs having essentially zero two way wingers to pair him with.

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And right on cue, a DZ puck that handcuffs him ends up in his own net.

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Nylander having one of the worst performances I’ve seen from a guy with a goal and zero on ice goals against.

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@LarryGordo59 Yeah, you have playoff success because your stars are incredible, and carry otherwise mediocre squads! How is that disproving that I think your depth is bad?

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Watching the Oilers as an opposition fan is just this never ending cycle of being terrified of McDavid/Draisaitl, and utterly unbothered by every other line.

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@LarryGordo59 I’m sorry, do you think that the Oilers depth is good? The Leafs having no playoff success doesn’t really change my point, does it?

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Overall, impressive game for the Leafs, and the top line in particular. McDavid/Draisaitl are always going to get theirs, but making them pay on the rush twice and keeping it pretty even is a win. With the Oilers loading up, it’s on the depth to win their minutes, and they did.

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Someone needs to tell Lettieri to stop shooting from the boards