- 07:48 AM
- 12/18/24
Ah well, I guess I jinxed them.
posted by kokaku at 05:27 PM on February 07, 2024
They didn't play like a coherent team and didn't seem to realize the rest of the world has caught up. Personally, I put a lot of this on the coach and hope they get someone new in there to get the players on the same page.
posted by kokaku at 04:53 AM on August 08, 2023
easy to say when your pockets are lined with blood money
posted by kokaku at 09:59 PM on June 10, 2023
My picks:
Panthers in 6
Stars in 6
Top goals: Hintz (DAL)
Top goalie (save %): Oetinger (DAL)
Team scoring 6 goals: Stars
Shutout: Stars
i hate all these teams
posted by kokaku at 04:25 PM on May 17, 2023
This article says the average goals per NHL playoff game this year are on the high end but not excessively so. It sure feels like there's a lot more high scoring games (bad goaltending? bad defenses? more risk-taking offensive schemes?).
posted by kokaku at 09:00 AM on May 08, 2023
also... the Kraken are the pluckiest band of plucky upstarts ever to plucky upstart, at least as far as the 2023 Hunger Games NHL Playoffs goes... may fortune be ever in their favor
posted by kokaku at 09:37 AM on May 02, 2023
i meant to pick Maple Leafs in 6, not Panthers
posted by kokaku at 09:32 AM on May 02, 2023
My picks:
Panthers in 6
Kraken in 6
Golden Knights in 7
Top goals: Matthews (TOR)
Top goalie (save %): Grubauer (SEA)
Team scoring 6 goals: Maple Leafs
Shutout: Devils
also Devils in 6
posted by kokaku at 09:31 AM on May 02, 2023
NoMich, everyone knew this was their time or it was going to be a while. They were built to win a cup, knowing they were going to be a very different team next year.
posted by kokaku at 05:42 PM on May 01, 2023
I know Ullmark is the better goalie but I don't understand why, after alternating them all season, Ullmark started games 1-6. Also, the lineup worked for games 3 & 4. Why not let Bergeron and Kreijci continue to recover. Finally, Connor Clifton? Really?
posted by kokaku at 05:41 PM on May 01, 2023
Upset Sunday between the Panthers and Kraken
As a diehard B's fan, they killed themselves all series. Florida played well but Boston beat themselves.
posted by kokaku at 08:25 AM on May 01, 2023
My picks:
Oilers in 6
Bruins in 5
Hurricanes in 5
Stars in 6
Golden Knights in 4
Lightning in 7
Rangers in 7
Kraken in 6
Top goals: Connor McDavid
Top goalie (save %): Ullmark
Team scoring 6 goals: Bruins
Shutout: Kraken
posted by kokaku at 05:34 PM on April 17, 2023
Revised pick...
Shutout: Kraken
posted by kokaku at 01:13 PM on April 16, 2023
Oilers in 6
Bruins in 5
Hurricanes in 5
Stars in 6
Golden Knights in 4
Lightning in 7
Rangers in 7
Kraken in 6
Top goals: Connor McDavid
Top goalie (save %): Linus Ullmark
Team scoring 6 goals: Bruins
Shutout: Bruins
posted by kokaku at 08:01 PM on April 15, 2023
NoMich, it's a bit surprising that that's not already part of the due diligence process when vetting a candidate.
posted by kokaku at 11:27 AM on January 19, 2021
Too much finger pointing and shirking of responsibility going on everywhere.
Please don't both sides this.
A small subset of one side is damaging property to protest murder because very little else has gotten people's attention over centuries of this kind of violent behavior.
A large portion of the other side is okay with murder or physical violence to stop property damage.
Can you see that they're not the same? Not in balance?
posted by kokaku at 05:54 AM on August 29, 2020
Police unions are openly siding with the president (e.g. the NYPD endorsed him and that's the first time they've ever endorsed a candidate) and fighting against local governments trying to regulate them. This is not going to change without radical and dramatic actions that make it obvious just who is creating lawlessness and violence... the people supposedly responsible for enforcing the law.
Please read the news with caution as the media is more inclined to reinforce a message of looting and "riots" over a message of protest and how traumatic and unacceptable police behavior has been in this country. The murders are only the tip of an iceberg of brutality exhibited towards black and latinx communities. It's not like they'll stop with those communities if the Republicans take the election.
posted by kokaku at 07:03 PM on August 27, 2020
one Kraken, many eldritch horrors?
posted by kokaku at 08:12 PM on July 23, 2020
they also have the minor-league hockey Thunderbirds in the WCHL
posted by kokaku at 06:00 PM on July 23, 2020
No, Jeremy... they fired you for being an asshole (which is not a protected class).
posted by kokaku at 05:27 PM on July 19, 2020
Wow, tahoemoj... thanks for sharing the story about Christy Martin. Damn powerful.
posted by kokaku at 06:07 AM on June 19, 2020
thanks for the laugh beaverboard
posted by kokaku at 08:17 PM on May 26, 2020
I've been wondering why leagues don't move the games to a country that has the pandemic under control
why on earth would they want us? at this point, i'm surprised the USA isn't treated like a pariah and cutoff by the world
posted by kokaku at 07:59 AM on May 26, 2020
When do the B's get the Stanley Cup and will the guardian of the cup be bringing it around to each player in their isolation?
posted by kokaku at 02:21 PM on May 04, 2020
Happy birthday, rcade! Thanks for keeping (no)SportsFilter going!
posted by kokaku at 01:43 PM on April 13, 2020
if Tom Brady is even aware of the existence of that website, never mind the content, I'd be surprised ('yes yes, go make make me lots of money slapping my name on something sports related now go away i have a football to throw')
posted by kokaku at 12:02 PM on March 19, 2020
BarkleyFilter would certainly be more entertaining than many other filters
posted by kokaku at 01:07 PM on March 13, 2020
what do sportsfilter when there's no sports to filter?
posted by kokaku at 09:42 AM on March 13, 2020
Looks like the men's union understands that everyone benefits when groups in a weaker position (here, financially) are also taken care of.
posted by kokaku at 05:48 PM on February 13, 2020
That's a hell of a goal. Also, nice 3rd jerseys for Carolina.
posted by kokaku at 10:59 AM on January 13, 2020
So the women can achieve stability by working more and harder than the men? Sounds about right. On a less snarky note, that's great if it means the women can establish national leagues that are financially successful and lets them have stable professional athletic careers. I do wonder how that would work with league schedules (as far as I know the World Cup is a big deal that has an impact on regular training schedules and league play).
posted by kokaku at 08:11 AM on December 22, 2019
eh - this seems like a whole lotta nothing
posted by kokaku at 09:57 AM on December 11, 2019
Bots are getting kinda weirdly clever - a spark of insight to two more and we can finally have Skynet.
posted by kokaku at 07:57 AM on October 31, 2019
grum... only if you think the Bills can beat the Pats in Foxboro in January (not ruling it out, just sayin' that's your hurdle)
posted by kokaku at 07:54 AM on October 31, 2019
Do not underestimate the power of the hoodie. Though I would not overestimate the power of Brady's arm to reach Brown.
posted by kokaku at 01:44 PM on September 08, 2019
Also....bender....eponysterical :)
posted by kokaku at 01:07 PM on September 04, 2019
If it comes back fair before 1st base, it's in play.
posted by kokaku at 01:07 PM on September 04, 2019
Megan Greenwell's chef's kiss, drop the mic, fuck you very much goodbye letter to Great Hill Partners, the private equity firm dry humping Deadspin to death.
posted by kokaku at 03:16 PM on August 24, 2019
Because they want to play before empty stadiums in two cities? Planning for climate change?
posted by kokaku at 05:51 PM on June 20, 2019
According to this article
According to the NHL, the Blues were the 35th team in league history to make the playoffs after having ranked last overall at any point after their 20th game. They're also the seventh team since the 1967 expansion to make the playoffs after ranking last overall at any point after New Year's Day.
posted by kokaku at 09:48 AM on June 13, 2019
The Blues played a solid game tonight and Binnington won it for them. The B's first line was a liability which is not what one should be saying about their team's first line.
posted by kokaku at 11:03 PM on June 12, 2019
This is a great article however you feel about her as a player, her parents, and anyone else involved in the story.
posted by kokaku at 11:10 AM on June 04, 2019
Grum, how much of a factor is it that baseball is the only sport without a standard playing field shape/size (in the outfield at least)?
posted by kokaku at 08:32 AM on June 04, 2019
This game, the B's looked rusty. Pasta and Marchand took 12 or 13 playoff gamee to show up - looks like the 10 day rest put them back to sleep. So-so first, lousy second, strong but unproductive third. In OT, they juat looked lost. It'd be nice if they'd push to the net more and play for rebounds instead of getting fancy looking for the perfect shot (those no-look drop passes that create turnovers drive me nuta). .
posted by kokaku at 04:10 AM on May 30, 2019
Watch the replay again, Krug glides into the hit using the speed from coming up ice. He doesn't skate all the way through. He also doesn't leap into the hit. He only comes up in the hitting. That's not charging.
posted by kokaku at 10:21 PM on May 28, 2019
Torey Krug delivered a massive hit
posted by kokaku at 01:08 PM on May 28, 2019
or just make it so it doesn't matter if another player touches the puck
posted by kokaku at 09:38 PM on May 03, 2019
For anyone curious what the free kick looked like
posted by kokaku at 11:51 AM on May 02, 2019
Howard, that call got me giggling. It was delivered just right.
posted by kokaku at 05:23 PM on April 24, 2019
I believe he also called a guy a mountain forker once
posted by kokaku at 05:28 PM on March 12, 2019
Child me, excited as anything for that Super Bowl, snack spread arrayed around me, watching solo because my dad was away, cried as that game ended in the first 5 minutes. Thank you, no. I'll take these wins over that any day of the week.
posted by kokaku at 01:17 PM on February 05, 2019
... I had no idea that New England sports had made a nefarious deal with unseen powers to bring championships across all the sports. Soon we will learn the true terms of that arrangement.
posted by kokaku at 04:18 PM on January 21, 2019
I agree that call was terrible (and I'm a Pats fan). There were also 2 KC DPIs on the same play that could have been called instead.
posted by kokaku at 04:15 PM on January 21, 2019
The refereeing in the second game was awful. Does anyone know what PI is anymore? It's not pushing off except when it is. It's not grabbing an arm except when it is. It's not mugging the receiver except when it is.
posted by kokaku at 11:58 PM on January 20, 2019
you mean he can't sink a long putt?
posted by kokaku at 08:59 PM on December 20, 2018
FIFA president Gianni Infantino told Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici that if his team does not play tonight, they will be disqualified, per reports. This, however, would not be down to FIFA as Copa Libertadores is a CONMEBOL tournament and any decision can only be made by the aforementioned governing body.
Ah, FIFA, always good to know you'll do the wrong thing. CONMEBOL should forfeit River Plate and give the title to Boca Juniors.
posted by kokaku at 12:43 PM on November 28, 2018
Thanks for the update Howard. Knowing my dad, he's probably still sleeping so I hadn't heard from him yet. Great that you two had so much in common.
Looking forward to the screed too. With so few of us here reading regularly, maybe we need more screeds to spice things up.
posted by kokaku at 01:57 PM on November 02, 2018
Go with what you know best if you're looking for minimal effort and ongoing maintenance. Go with what you want to learn if you're looking for a project to learn a new language.
posted by kokaku at 03:34 AM on October 24, 2018
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
maybe they lose money they way hit Hollywood movies "lose" money