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# [Thursday's FTB] Hockey Happened Last Night
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-hockey-happened-last-night/
- Published: 2013-06-13T10:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2013-06-13T10:00:06.000Z
- Description: We have to appreciate it while we can, because this off-season is still going to feel like a long one.
- Author: J.P. Nikota
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

[Can Randy Carlyle become a smarter coach?](http://theleafsnation.com/2013/6/12/can-carlyle-become-a-better-coach?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
I'm a Leafs fan, so I tend to bank on the worst case scenario, but Cam thinks it's possible.

[NHL’s moving ‘Handshake’ commercial honors Stanley Cup Playoffs’ greatest forced tradition](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-moving-handshake-commercial-honors-stanley-cup-playoffs-003548699.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Forced or not, I like it. Video and article from Greg Wyshynski.

[Nation Network 2013 Mock Draft: Picks 1-10](http://nhlnumbers.com/2013/6/12/nation-network-2013-nhl-mock-draft-picks-1-10?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
From Jonathan Willis at The Nation Network.

[Modern hockey thought and all-encompassing player evaluation metrics](http://hockeyanalysis.com/2013/06/12/modern-hockey-thought-and-all-encompassing-player-evaluation-metrics/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
David Johnson with some thoughts on Eric T's thoughts.

[Steering advanced regression tools towards modern hockey thought](http://nhlnumbers.com/2013/6/12/steering-advanced-regression-tools-to-modern-hockey-problems?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Eric T with some thoughts on hockey stats. No math in this one, actually.

[Backhand Shelf Podcast: Stanley Cup Final preview and predictions](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/06/12/backhand-shelf-podcast-stanley-cup-final-preview-and-predictions/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
The latest.

[An Aesthetic of Violence](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/06/12/an-aesthetic-of-violence/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
I don't think it's quite so difficult to say why the Bruins are tough to play against, but Ellen Etchingham has penned another piece.

[The Art Institute of Chicago has thrown their support behind the Blackhawks](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/06/12/the-art-institute-of-chicago-has-thrown-their-support-behind-the-blackhawks/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
...With a sweet addition to a well-known statue. From JB.

[Gary Bettman paints rosy picture of post-lockout NHL in state of the union address](http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/06/12/gary-bettman-paints-rosy-picture-of-post-lockout-nhl-in-state-of-the-union-address/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter)  
Cam Cole figures that Bettman knew this would happen all along, and I have to agree.

[Mark Streit trade: Expensive defenseman isn't the long-term answer](http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2013/6/12/4423814/mark-streit-trade-flyers-nhl-free-agency-2013?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Travis Hughes forgot to add "expensive OLD defenseman isn't the long-term answer".