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Diagrams of Stories I Would Like To Write, 1-4

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The Back of Hockey Cards, as imagined by someone who has never seen the back of hockey cards, selected All Star Edition

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the author’s arc of seeking critical feedback

[what a cool idea. let’s talk about this idea]

[okay that’s enough.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[look at my unfinished draft. something nebulous is wrong with it, but i don’t know what and i need your feedback Right Now]

[okay, i know you’re in the middle of a natural disaster/move/childbirth, but have you looked at my draft yet?]

[it’s a Really Important Fanfic]

[good feedback, but be meaner]

[be MEANER]

[oh. OH]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[look at my finished draft. it’s perfect.]

[what do you mean it’s not perfect?]

[I hate you]

[I hate you, you’re right.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[leave me alone. i’m writing.]

[can you look this again? spelling and grammar ONLY OR I’LL DIE]

[I cannot even see the words on the page anymore]

[what if I just delete this and start over?]

[okay, you’re right. i love you.]

[here is the ao3 link. yes of course your name is in the header notes. jeez, betas - so needy]

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Who's most likely to take a "risk" on a Dman? 

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Everything I know about Canada, I learned from following hockey

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For when they finally let me in the media scrum.

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Today, in incredibly biased homer ranting. 

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And here's the data on scoring balance if you expand it out to the Top FOUR goal scorers for each team. PIT jumps SJS, both fall woefully short of WSH. Not that distribution is skewed when a team has relatively low goal for (ie FLA, BUF)

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My quest to find out if PIT's scoring is as unbalanced as people would like you to believe. Top 3 goal scorers on each team's goal totals (reg season, all situations) added and divided by Team's total goals for. PIT comes in third by a hair to SJS (yet, Wilson not on the ropes?) Playoff teams are high-lighted. 

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couldn't hurt our chances, right?

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Using PIMs To Your Advantage - who gets a boost at home (2013-2014 regular season data from NHL.com)

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PIMs by day, updated. (and annotated with which games are pulling up the average)

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Your 2014 Stanley Cup Champion __________ . 

[brackets! brackets! brackets! brackets!]

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For everyone whose team has been eliminated:

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This is what happens when Vancouver Vancouvers.