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Analyzing NHL player and team tendencies and attributes. Some Sharks tweets too. Game presentation and jersey connoisseur. @UCIrvine Data Science alum.

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As I post more of these, here’s a quick guide to what each section means and which tracked stats/events go into it. They’re meant to describe playstyle and quality of actions like passing/shooting, not label a player β€œgood” or β€œbad” or predict future performance.
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Brossoit gets sent down instead of Husso because he already cleared waivers and hasn’t played enough to lose the exemption. Husso would need waivers, and with several teams dealing with goalie injuries, there’s real claim risk. #FlyTogether
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How many players can we fit in these Air Sharks #SJSharks
#SJSharks are still in San Jose and currently unable to fly to Utah for Saturday's game
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Following up, I think there might be something w/ 27-77-44. Young centers don’t always need the youngest or most talented wingers available. Plenty have developed well with forecheckers who win board battles and keep pucks in the O-zone, not just more skill and speed. #SJSharks
Finding Michael Misa good friends on a line to develop should remain a high priority for the #SJSharks. Here are the results so far, a quarter of the way into the season.
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See Johnston's top TOI line for a Sharktastic surprise.
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Matt Boldy with a "Matt Trick Hat Trick" or a "Matty Hatty" 🧒🧒🧒 #MNWild
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Aside from Montreal wearing Boston University colors and Boston wearing colors of a university not in Boston, I really like the college feel here. #NHLBruins #GoHabsGo
Did we forget to mention that this is the FIRST head-to-head matchup of Hometown Remix jerseys? πŸ‘€
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Really like the meaning behind these Linus Ullmark pads
Linus Ullmark is back! And he understood the Hometown Remix assignment πŸ‘
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Finding Michael Misa good friends on a line to develop should remain a high priority for the #SJSharks. Here are the results so far, a quarter of the way into the season.
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Playing around with showing these as raw metrics vs. broader percentiles with plain-language labels. We’ll see where it goes.
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Leo Carlsson's current line seems decently serviceable as a two-way group. That Carlsson-Gauthier-Sennecke line has been mighty effective in the short time they've been together. Upon closer inspection, Quenneville loves using it in a pinch as an offensive spark. #FlyTogether
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I’d caution against pushing too hard for Carlsson-Gauthier-Sennecke long-term. Score effects and shift difficulty matter. That line has mostly been effective in high-offense leverage spots and generally for comebacks, when opps are protecting leads and playing more conservative.
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Kiefer Sherwood = certified yapper. πŸ—£οΈ
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I'm impressed, but not surprised, that this is over 6 minutes long.
Kiefer Sherwood = certified yapper. πŸ—£οΈ
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Blue Line Breakdown πŸ’ retweeted
"Mic up Kiefer Sherwood" "Do Sherwood next" "Get Kiefer on the mic" "I wanna hear Woody" Okay. πŸŽ™οΈπŸ‘€
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If there’s one area you can call playoff-caliber for the #SJSharks so far, it’s probably goaltending. Yaroslav Askarov has been one of the NHL’s most tested net-front goalies, and he's withstood the test. A few goals from distance he’d want back, but overall a strong bounce-back.
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Cutter Gauthier’s hot goal-scoring run keeps going, and his shot-event share somehow climbed another percent. With that, a second Ovechkin season has emerged as one of the closest matches to his current pace. #FlyTogether
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Opp. to watch: San Jose Erik Karlsson ranks in the 84th percentile in shot attempts among NHL D. With the Sharks allowing a goal to a defenseman in 3 straight games, plus the former Norris winner returning to a former team narrative, this was an easy pick. #SJSharks
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Welp, I was onto something pointing out goals by defensemen.
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Blue Line’s perched in the rafters today. I’m one with the goal horn. #SJSharks #TurnItAllTeal
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In solidarity with @StubbyMuffin he’s rockin Sharks in the front, Penguins in the back. Erik Karlsson jersey tonight.
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