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Opinion, observations and arguments from the SportsArena365 desk, clearly labelled.
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The NHL blog: opinion, rankings and arguments from the SportsArena365 desk. Clearly labelled as opinion, and kept separate from anything we report as fact.
Opinion · 3 min read
Goaltenders are the most misjudged players in sport
Opinion: we grade goalies on outcomes shaped by the five players in front of them, then treat the resulting numbers as a personality assessment.
Opinion · 3 min read
The shootout debate refuses to die, and it should not
Opinion: deciding a team game with a series of individual duels is entertaining, awkward, and never quite settled — because both objections to it are correct.
Opinion · 3 min read
Why fans adopt a team they never actually chose
Opinion: almost nobody picks their team through reasoned comparison, and pretending otherwise misunderstands what fandom is actually for.
Opinion · 3 min read
Rivalries outlast the rosters that actually made them
Opinion: the players who started a rivalry are usually long retired by the time it is at its most intense, which says something odd about what a rivalry actually is.
Opinion · 3 min read
The enforcer role, and why it actually faded
Opinion: nostalgia blames rule changes for the disappearance of the dedicated fighter, but the more honest explanation is a roster-spot arithmetic problem.
Opinion · 3 min read
Why a scoring drought is not automatically a slump
Opinion: a skater can play well and go weeks without a goal, and the sport's habit of calling that a slump obscures more than it explains.
