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Old 08-23-2017, 08:30 PM   #21
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Was thinking of subscribing already due to the talent that they've hired to cover NCAA. This guarantees that I will subscribe.
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Old 08-23-2017, 08:33 PM   #22
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Well, I was interested until this post. Barf.

We already know what the stats are (or we can get them at will). What I don't want is another article telling me this player is great, or that player sucks, based on those stats.

Monahan's possession numbers were only 45% last night? So what? Tell what he did with it when he had the puck. Tell me something interesting that you saw during the game. Don't tell me Hamilton's corsi was 52% and Smith's save percentage was .912. That tells me nothing of value.
I agree somewhat, but am really looking forward to giving it a chance.

I think we just see a lot of lazy stat reporting. Letting numbers influence your analysis gets boring. But letting the numbers support good analysis sounds really interesting.

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Old 08-23-2017, 10:48 PM   #23
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Im guessing its going to be somebody like a Kent Wilson writing for Calgary (hockey). From what I have read so far, analytics is king at The Athletic and I dont think somebody like Haynes, Johnson or Sportak are the kind of writers they are looking for.
As far as modern writers go, I'd hope it'd be "Mike Fail" or whatever his real name is. This is the kind of detailed article we need more of.
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I think I read that torontos subscription base was so much higher than everywhere else that it accelerated the Canada expansion, hockey media compared to the other big sports is very underrepresented so it made sense

It's not just fancy stats either, the hockey stuff, especially Bourne and dellow is really interesting, especially dellow. It's not just Corsi, he has some articles looking at power plays a few months ago that were great and I believe he said he will be national focused going forward not Toronto only

I subscribed when it was Toronto just because the free articles were interesting enough and as it expands its working out even better, as a raider fan the Bay area was lucky and they hired the writers I followed for them anyway

Plus a pacific nw of Seattle/Vancouver always made sense as the next expansion

Excited to see it's all Canada markets
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Old 08-24-2017, 01:54 PM   #25
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As far as modern writers go, I'd hope it'd be "Mike Fail" or whatever his real name is. This is the kind of detailed article we need more of.
Besides praising Bennett on the PK, he also inadvertently makes a good case for re-signing Chiasson.

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Old 08-24-2017, 06:43 PM   #26
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Besides praising Bennett on the PK, he also inadvertently makes a good case for re-signing Chiasson.
Definitely. Wondering why they haven't.
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Old 08-24-2017, 07:57 PM   #27
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Definitely. Wondering why they haven't.
Waiting on Bennett, then Jagr signings first? Depending on what does or doesn't happen - they can then move on Chiasson.
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Old 08-24-2017, 08:11 PM   #28
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Definitely. Wondering why they haven't.
Because there is no need for a mediocre bottom 6 forward.
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Old 08-24-2017, 08:13 PM   #29
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Well, I was interested until this post. Barf.

We already know what the stats are (or we can get them at will). What I don't want is another article telling me this player is great, or that player sucks, based on those stats.

Monahan's possession numbers were only 45% last night? So what? Tell what he did with it when he had the puck. Tell me something interesting that you saw during the game. Don't tell me Hamilton's corsi was 52% and Smith's save percentage was .912. That tells me nothing of value.
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Just saw they had 50% off today so ~35 bux canadian for the year. Signed up - hope it's good!
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It's only offering me 20% off. Do you have a code?
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Old 08-25-2017, 09:51 AM   #32
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It's only offering me 20% off. Do you have a code?
I had to click on an article to get a link after the free paragraph they show before locking it. I don't know if it's still going today.
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Subscribed earlier this week. Some quality articles so far. Looks like they have plans to add Philadelphia in September, so I'm hoping the Canadian cities are coming soon as well.

Also if you're a baseball fan they added Ken Rosenthal to the staff.

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I just went here and got a 50% off prompt (only valid until 7pm, though).

https://theathletic.com/90437/2017/0...s-beat-writer/
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Cruickshank is the best sportswriter living in Calgary right now in terms of talent and readability.
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Cruickshank is the best sportswriter living in Calgary right now in terms of talent and readability.
Duhatschek lives in Calgary and is one of the best in the business. My favourite sportswriter.
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Duhatschek lives in Calgary and is one of the best in the business. My favourite sportswriter.
The Globe and Mail announced today that they're cutting their sports section to weekends only. No job losses yet announced, but perhaps he sees the writing (pun intended) on the wall.
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I finally broke and bought the subscription for $50 a year.

As a hockey fan it is totally worth it. I find myself reading a lot of the articles about the other NHL teams they cover as well as the Leafs.
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It's going to be fantastic when the other Canadian cities get added. Tons of in-depth analysis for other teams. It should really expand the readers knowledge outside their favorite team.

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Interesting chat on sports media in Canada with James Mirtle from the Athletic, amoungst others on a panel. He mentions that in Toronto the Athletic has 10,000 subscribers.

http://www.canadalandshow.com/podcas...-speak-sports/
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