Hey Everyone, I wanted to welcome Jeff Paling as the new manager of the Earthquakes. He's new to the hockey sim world and learning the ropes. Whether he's here to be fleeced or a saavy builder remains to be seen. I certainly wish for a long term player that can take this expansion franchaise to the next step!
The Aviators Hockey Club finally breaks the silence after no communications were made for over 9 months. The last known communication from the Seattle Aviators front office was made back in February 2011, at the midpoint of the 2nd season in the BFHL.
Why the silence?
This is a follow up on the Pythagorean formula discussion, and focuses on the NHL and the Vancouver Canucks. A lot of people have ragged on Luongo (myself included). I wanted to objectively value his worth.
The Pythagorean formula to determine winning percentages has long been used in sabermetrics. The formula is best summarized as:
Wining % = GF^2 / (GF^2 + GA^2)
Where GF = goals for, and GA = goals against.
This article is used to illustrate the value of Roberto Luongo.
Get your picks in for Week 09 (Days 50-54). This weeks tie breaker is Day 54: Bulls vs. Red Sox.
Make your picks below, please only make 10 selections (not including the No Plays). You could only make one selection, but it's highly unlikely you'll win 
. Improper forms will simply be void.
Bombers GM has looked at the predicted rankings based on the pythagorean theorem
Winning % = (Goals For)2
(Goals For)2 + (Goals Against)2
Results:
Simulator is fairly reflective of the formula with actual win% vs predicted win% having an R-squared of 0.6891. (Predicted win on x-axis, actual win y-axis).
Get your picks in for Week 08 (Days 43-47). This weeks tie breaker is Day 46: Nespresso vs. Aviators.
Make your picks below, please only make 10 selections (not including the No Plays). You could only make one selection, but it's highly unlikely you'll win . Improper forms will simply be void.
Additions (Excluding Draft Picks): Tom Pyatt, Brad Marchand, Patrick Kaleta, Paul Gaustad, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Zach Boychuk
Subtractions: Michael Grabner, Jay McClement, Gilbert Brule, Daniel Catenacci, David Hale, Tim Kennedy, Shaone Morrison, Jed Ortmeyer
Prospect Promotions: Anton Babchuk
Bombers have not made any significant changes to the team this year, instead, relying on the core base of young players.
Forwards
Get your picks in for Week 07 (Days 36-40). This weeks tie breaker is Day 40: Worgs vs. DreamTeam. 77 shots
Make your picks below, please only make 10 selections (not including the No Plays). You could only make one selection, but it's highly unlikely you'll win . Improper forms will simply be void.