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Nice little article on Tommy Dee, reprinted from the Sentinel:
http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-ho ... 07aab.html

Falcon Fanatic wrote:Nice little article on Tommy Dee, reprinted from the Sentinel:
http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-ho ... 07aab.html

And the "Sentinel Jinx" continues.....

"This season, he has two goals and two assists in 21 games, along with a respectable on-ice rating of minus-2."

We sure clutch at straws, this is a forward for goodness sake, the equipment manager could get 2 goals in 21 games.

On-ice rating of -2 is respectable! No wonder we are losers, It's like Pooch emphasising that "We are as good as ND, the only difference is that they are 1st and we are 12th"
Using the same logic the players listed as -24 and -22 must be super stars.

haha, nice, couldn't have said it better myself.

I don't think Tommy should be getting the criticism; the author of the article Kevin Gordon of the Sentinel-Tribune is the one with no understanding of the game.
He may think an on-ice minus is good, like golf, a minus (under par) is good.

FalconBlue wrote:I don't think Tommy should be getting the criticism; the author of the article Kevin Gordon of the Sentinel-Tribune is the one with no understanding of the game.
He may think an on-ice minus is good, like golf, a minus (under par) is good.

The Sentinel usually tries to do a feature article on one player a week. Usually they choose the player that is playing the best at that time. You read about how great the player is playing (point streaks and such) and then he'll usually go into a slump for few weeks. It's called the Sentinel Jinx. This year, there isn't a of positives to write about. I actually thought the article was one of the better ones I have read lately.

FalconBlue wrote:I don't think Tommy should be getting the criticism; the author of the article Kevin Gordon of the Sentinel-Tribune is the one with no understanding of the game.
He may think an on-ice minus is good, like golf, a minus (under par) is good.

As much as I hate the idea of defending Kevin Gordon, you guys are a little off-base here. At -1, Dee has one of the best plus-minus numbers on the team Of course I think that's in a lot less ice time as well.

Sportswriters are expected to come up with stories from the particular beat they cover even when the team stinks. Dee is probably one of the less offensive choices. Who would you have him write about? According to the latest stat sheet on the BGSU site: Matsumoto (-14), Whitmore (-16), Maxwell (-17), Kantola (-22) or Nesdill (-24). Tasty picks all.