scouting Stories - SB Nation
Saturday Rockpile: Giambi not the right guy, Rockies continue to execute their player development gameplan, more.
Krieger: Giambi likable but not right for '10 Rox - The Denver PostDave Krieger explains how Giambi doesn't really have place on the Rockies' 25-man roster for 2010. He also speculates that the Rockie...
Scouting Matters
And even more so in a Salary/Roster cap league. Mistakes cost more in MLS, a bad pick wastes money and a roster slot. For MLS the ability to scout talent from college, from the lower US di...
Zen and the Art of Draft Evaluation
Back in the 1970s, a couple of organizations evolved that would change the way we see and experience NFL football. They arose on the basis of a need teams to share the expenses of having area sc...
Jim Rutherford: Who Needs Defensemen, Anyway? (Updated!)
THN's Draft Preview magazine is perhaps the best thing they do; they always get some good quotes on different prospects, and provide basic information on players that are often unknown to NHL fans.&nb...
Loathing the NHL Draft
Every year, a right of passage takes place with each professional sport league in North America. The renewal of potential, an infusion of depth to the organization, and the addition of hope that...
A Caveat
I’ve recently finished reading King of Russia by Dave King & Eric Duhatschek, which is basically a diary of King’s 1st season as the coach of Magnitorsk Metallurg. It’s an interesting read, very...
Edmonton Oilers 9th Round Picks, Since 2001
This is Frantisek (Frank) Musil, a tough-as-nail stay-at-home defenceman who had a good NHL career (nearly 800 games). He's presently the European professional scout for the Edmonton Oilers.As discuss...
Edmonton Oilers 8th Round Picks, Since 2001
This is Yutaka Fukufuji. To my knowledge, he's the only ever Japanese-born and trained goaltender to play an NHL game. He's relevant because he was an 8th round selection in the time period we're look...
Edmonton Oilers 5th Round Picks, Since 2001
This is Jussi Markkanen, from Game 5 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. He is the best player selected in the 5th round under the watch of Kevin Lowe.2001 – Jussi Markkanen, 133rd & Jake Brenk 154th ov...
Joni Pitkanen- 2002
Stumbled across this article (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/draft02/2002-06-24-usat-draftline.htm) while looking into the Oilers selection of Robin Kovar (subsequently voided) in 2002. It says...
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