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Gus Katsaros is the McKeen's Hockey Director of Analytics & Pro Scouting and has been writing at MLHS since 2009.

Free Agents Don’t Make Draft Picks Expendable

There's the notion that signing Christian Hanson and Tyler Bozak and other College Free Agents allows the Buds to trade off other picks, perhaps...

Points System: Revealing Results

With Files from Gil Brown The current point system is most equitable for playoff races in January and individual franchise marketing, beginning as early as...

Dog and Poni Show

Editted ** What? You were expecting Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin to top the leading scorers in March? Well then. You'd be...

Points System: Could Schenn Have Been a Duck?

With Files from Gil Brown Brian Burke doesn't take credit for the Maple Leafs drafting Luke Schenn 5th overall in 2008, but he's sure glad...

Marlies Clear Day Roster; Odds N’ Ends

The American Hockey League has released the 2008-09 Clear Day Period lists for each of its 29 member clubs. Each Clear Day roster consists...

Brighter Days Ahead; Kaberle Revisted

A message to those disappointed in yesterday's anti-climactic outcome: Stop expecting the big deals (except Kaberle, see below). Watch the small things in the...

Jiri Tlusty Named AHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Quiet Deadline

Chatter ... non existent. Rumors ... rampant speculation, but nothing really. Movement ... absolutely dismal amount of transactions (if you don't count waiver placement) Just, eerily quiet...

Fantasy Trade Deadline

Just a quick note as this is a busy time for everyone. I'm inundated with a multitude of fantasy-related issue with the trade...

Price, Pogge Problems Plaguing Puckstopper Toskala

Almost had the title but Vesa ruined it. Let me preface this blog by saying goaltending talent and progression isn—t my scouting forte, but I—ve...

The Kids Around Hall

The craft of writing fiction requires an author—s innate ability to capture - and maintain - the reader—s attention. It—s sleight of hand...

Vision and Execution

During my monthly fantasy hockey segments on Sportstalk Weekends with Rick Quinton on CKNW in Vancouver the fantasy scene always spills into analysis of...

The People’s Revolution

Delving deeper into the hockey world, interacting with players, coaches and organizational personnel, I—ve learned a big lesson. We—re dealing with people. Guess what; fans are...

Schism

In October 2008, a reporter set the Barilkosphere into a tizzy with a certain writing. The intention was simple, a deliberately cruel finger...

Current Production has Minimal Impact on Trade Value

I know, you—re worried about value for Vesa Toskala and Tomas Kaberle. Well, don—t. Their recent performance(s) are killing their market...

In the End Mats Sundin Would Be Thanked

Will fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs be cheering Mats Sundin once again for something he inadvertently may have done for the betterment of the Buds?

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