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It's not a department though, it's the whole organization. And if your organization was accountable to the public like a publicly traded company or community-owned like the Bombers, you better believe they would be spinning it as good news. yeah but when my company releases bad news (it is publicly traded), the media doesnt usually swallow the BS hook, line and sinker That's the difference between business reporters and sports reporters who know nothing about how to read financial statements

Accounting is a buzz word? Are you kidding me? The entire foundation of business is built on accounting.

It's not a department though, it's the whole organization. And if your organization was accountable to the public like a publicly traded company or community-owned like the Bombers, you better believe they would be spinning it as good news.

Everyone lies. Did you know priests lie as well? Why generalize? Seems like you're getting pretty riled up for someone who claims "Nobody cares." If you don't care, then get out of here. Some people care about more than what happens right outside their own front door.

Everything said before the video was released... http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/04/07/3644189/everything-police-said-walter-scotts-death-video-showed-really-happened/

I doubt you could convict the cop of any kind of racial hate crime or anything like that. But it is an example of systemic racism, without a doubt. And that's what people are so pissed off about... that this keeps happening. This is not an isolated incident. The core problem is that the cop was so quick to pull his gun and start firing. Not even a second thought. That shows you the culture around the police department, right there. It's not one bad apple.... the whole damn system is ******.

How could it not be racially motivated? You're never going to hear the guy say he hates black people or that he is a member of the KKK, if that's what you're waiting for. The racial divide is ingrained in their society. That cop knew that he could get away with killing a black guy and that's why he shot him when there was no real reason to do so. If he hadn't been caught on camera, he gets off scot-free based on the "he took my taser" story. You say "Can we avoid riots?" Well... sometimes riots are necessary to effect real change. The ugly side of that is people rioting and looting just for the sake of it. But you don't change a corrupt and broken system with a petition and a peaceful protest outside the state legislature.

Buffalo is the worst team in the league. Their current starter has a .923 SV%. Neuvirth had a .918 SV% with the Sabres before he was traded. They both have better SV%'s than the Ducks starter. Weren't you just lecturing about small sample sizes a few posts ago?

Common sense says a good goalie will have confidence. A shitty goalie on a good team could easily played scared trying not to screw it up for the team. Example: Patrick Lalime & the Senators. I'm not an advanced stats guy, nor am I discounting quality of shots. I just think that SV% is the best stat available to determine the quality of play for a goalie. It is the best stat, yes, but still flawed.

What's with the flip flop? You've always been a huge Burris supporter in the past.

I didn't post it for the stats, I posted it to show that shot quality is not as irrelevant as some would have you believe. What you don't realize is that because shot quality pokes a big hole in Corsi/Fenwick reliability, the advanced stats supporters have been fighting against recognizing shot quality for years and trying to make it seem illegitimate. But the numbers say different. And there are intangible factors at play as well. A goalie playing behind a better team has more confidence, which allows him to play better. Again, common sense.

Yeah they have been better, Halak played for Montreal and the Blues, while Hiller spent his career with the Ducks. You don't think that makes a difference?Talking save percentage. Not goals against average.So? Quality of shots against makes a difference... a goalie playing for Edmonton will naturally have a lower save percentage than one playing for Anaheim. Just common sense.That's not correct. Worse teams typically give up more shots on goal but the quality of shots is an incorrect assumption.lol based on what? Some online article from 2 years ago by a 19 year old stats student? You need to consider your sources. Shot quality makes a huge difference and there are several people doing research into it right now. It is ignored to some degree by the advanced stats crowd because they can't quantify it easily, but make no mistake, the difference is there.GAA is widely accepted as a team stat and save percentage is considered an individual goalie stat.And if you want to consider the eye test, well I can tell you over the past few years Pavelec typically lets in one soft goal per game and his technique and positioning is considered terrible. Eye test is irrelevant because you have no idea what you're talking about. "Widely accepted" doesn't fly with me. "Widely accepted" just means the majority believe what someone told them and repeat it like parrots. Read the downloadable PDF found here: http://hockeyanalytics.com/2012/02/defense-independent-goaltender-ratings/ You might learn something.

Yeah they have been better, Halak played for Montreal and the Blues, while Hiller spent his career with the Ducks. You don't think that makes a difference?Talking save percentage. Not goals against average. So? Quality of shots against makes a difference... a goalie playing for Edmonton will naturally have a lower save percentage than one playing for Anaheim. Just common sense. That's not correct. Worse teams typically give up more shots on goal but the quality of shots is an incorrect assumption. lol based on what? Some online article from 2 years ago by a 19 year old stats student? You need to consider your sources. Shot quality makes a huge difference and there are several people doing research into it right now. It is ignored to some degree by the advanced stats crowd because they can't quantify it easily, but make no mistake, the difference is there.

Yeah they have been better, Halak played for Montreal and the Blues, while Hiller spent his career with the Ducks. You don't think that makes a difference? Talking save percentage. Not goals against average. So? Quality of shots against makes a difference... a goalie playing for Edmonton will naturally have a lower save percentage than one playing for Anaheim. Just common sense.

Yeah they have been better, Halak played for Montreal and the Blues, while Hiller spent his career with the Ducks. You don't think that makes a difference?

Huge upgrades

The term "league average goalie" keeps getting tossed around. What's the criteria? Greater than a certain save percentage? What's the mark?

I wonder if we could snag Kienan Lafrance in the 4th round. That would be a great pickup.

How does one go about becoming a professional wrestler?

With Stoudermire, Randle, and Bucknor, there is just no room for Burnett. Maybe at field HB he would have a shot at replacing Bruce Johnson but IIRC the Esks tried Burnett at HB and it didn't work out. He will sign with Ottawa.

I honestly think Peach is the better DE. I believe he could put up double digit sacks in Richie Hall's system.

Harrison has demonstrated multiple times he is a defensive liability in our own zone. Just because a guy isn't good offensively doesn't mean he is good defensively. Sometimes a guy just isn't that good. Harrison is a fine 7th D-man but he's not taking anyone's job.

We already have lots of American DL. I wouldn't expect too many more on the roster before training camp unless they are planning on cutting some loose. Maybe 2 or 3 new ones. I wouldn't be surprised or disappointed if Peach is still starting for us, but Vega's spot should be up for grabs.

Could we perhaps move the 15th for two of Calgary's third rounders? Would this be a sound decision?