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The McDavid-Draisaitl Speedway
14 Nov 2018 ⋅ by Lowetide ⋅ in oilers 18-19 ⋅ 271 Comments	⋅ Tags: oilers 18-19
I knew we were in for something special Tuesday night when, earlier in the day, reports had Connor McDavid lingering on the ice after an optional practice to "work on things" in preparation for last night's game. When the world's best hockey player sets his jaw and gets that determined look, batten down the hatches, hasten down the wind. Connor McDavid blew the doors off the Montreal Canadiens, celebrating his reunion with Leon Draisaitl by setting up his winger once for each Stanley the opposition owns over a lifetime. It happened just this way.
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OILERS AFTER 18
Oilers in October 2015: 6-12-0, 12 points; goal differential -11
Oilers in October 2016: 9-8-1, 19 points; goal differential -1
The 2018 team finally caught the 2016 playoff edition, and the goal differential corrected in a quick hurry as well. The issues that were exposed during the four game losing streak are still there, but the goaltending, second pair and secondary scoring showed up against the Habs. Quality of competition needs to be mentioned, despite its record the Canadiens had some issues maintaining the blue line last night. Then again, the Oilers were flying.
OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Oilers in November 2015: 2-4-1, five points; goal differential -5
Oilers in November 2017: 3-3-1, seven points; goal differential -2
Oilers in November 2018: 3-4-0, six points; goal differential -2
Another nice correction, the win last night coming just in time. November under Todd McLellan has been nervous norvous the entire damned time. I'm not going to predict the rest of this month, but will say the turnaround in performance game over game by this Edmonton team Sunday to Tuesday was impressive.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM NOVEMBER?
At home to: Chicago (Expected 1-0-0) Actual (1-0-0)
On the road to: Detroit, Washington, Tampa Bay, Florida (Expected 2-2-0) (Actual 1-3-0)
At home to: Colorado, Montreal (Expected 1-1-0) (Actual 1-1-0)
On the road to: Calgary (Expected 0-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
At home to: Vegas (Expected 1-0-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
On the road to: San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles (Expected 2-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
At home to: Dallas, Los Angeles (Expected 1-0-1) (Actual 0-0-0)
Overall expected result: 8-5-1, 17 points in 14 games
Current results: 3-4-0, 6 points in 7 games
I had the first seven games going 4-3-0, so we're just a little off but a win against the Flames gets things back to do (doe). I think this period, beginning against Colorado and then through Montreal, Calgary and Vegas, will define November. Could go either way.
DEFENSE, LAST NIGHT
Nurse-Benning had a fine evening, going 21-13 in 13:01, 14-9 shots, 3-1 goals and 5-4 HDSC. They were 12-6 in 6:04 with McDavid, meaning 9-7 without (and that's good). Both men scored goals. Went 8-7 in 7:10 against Tatar-Danault-Gallagher, it was the best night by a second pairing in some time. A key key area, if Nurse-Benning can deliver as a second pair Edmonton has a much improved chance at making the playoffs. Encouraging, miles to go.
Gravel-Russell were 18-12 in 11:28, 8-4 shots, 2-0 goals and 2-1 HDSC. Went 1-0 with McDavid (13 seconds) so 17-12 without (!!) and that's an impressive total for a third pairing. Went 8-6 in 5:37 against Deslauriers-Hudon-Peca, looks like Julien and McLellan agreed not to get too crazy on the line matches.
Klefbom-Larsson went 21-14 in 18:27, 10-9 shots 0-0 and 4-2 HDSC. Were 10-9 in 10:37 with McDavid, so 11-5 in 7:50 without, these are good numbers and have been (mostly) all season. Went 8-7 against Drouin-Domi-Shaw, 2-4 shots, 0-1 goals and 2-1 HDSC.
Mikko Koskinen stopped 27 of 29, .931. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. There is no goalie controversy. Right?
NaturalStatTrick and NHL.com.
FORWARDS, LAST NIGHT
Khaira-Brodziak-Kassian were 15-6 in 9:34, 7-3 shots, 1-1 goals and 1-1 HDSC. The only glaring item I saw was Khaira not anticipating the Hab coming out of the penalty box and a moment later Domi sniped the first Montreal goal. Kind of a fluke play. On the other hand, the entire line (plus Gravel and Russell) touched the puck on the Russell goal late in the game. It was nice to see, although Khaira was the only forward who got a point.
Caggiula-McDavid-Draisaitl went 22-12 in 15:07, 14-8 shots, 3-1 goals, 7-4 HDSC. McDavid was setting up Leon all night using everything but the score clock. Honestly, it was kind of insane how many chances didn't go in the net. Could Leon have scored five? Yes. Yes he could have. Went 12-6 in 10:31 against Schlemko (poor guy, 97 slipped him like the pickpocket in Oceans Eleven) and Petry. Supreme night.
Rieder (3-6)/Lucic (4-2)-Nuge-Chiasson went 10-9 in 9:12, 3-7 shots, 1-0 goals and 2-2 in HDSC. Line settled down nicely with Lucic on it, were more effective that way in my opinion. Went 6-5 in 6:07 against Reilly-Juulsen. No report after the game on Rieder, beyond the fact not returning is in indication we might be looking at something substantial (via Todd McLellan).
Lucic-Strome-Rattie went 16-10 in 9:49, 10-4 shots, 1-0 goals and 2-0 HDSC. I liked the line, good things happening and they worked hard to keep things going in the right direction.Went 8-3 against Benn-Mete. Strome is starting to gather points here and there now has a goal and an assist in recent games.
Connor McDavid has moved up to No. 1 in the overall scoring race.
Leon Draisaitl is No. 7 in NHL goal-scoring.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is tied for No. 36 in NHL points.
Oscar Klefbom is tied for No. 37 in points by a defenseman.
Mikko Koskinen is No. 20 in SP by starters (five or more games), Cam Talbot is No. 41.
Cam Talbot is No. 28 in EV SP, Mikko Koskinen No. 30.
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271 Responses to "The McDavid-Draisaitl Speedway"
godot10: Todd Nelson's 4.5 years in OKC, non-first rounders to NHL
Wayne's Flemings 3 years in Bakesfield, non-first rounders to the NHL:
J. Khaira
J. Laleggia
Jordan Osterle
Rob Klinkhammer
T. Pitlick
Anton Shlepyshev
Dillong Simpson
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workaroundaccount says:
VOR:
So we are going to have Cam do a very simple version of the sort of training Steph Curry does:
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2693694-steph-currys-secrets-to-success-brain-training-float-tanks-and-strobe-goggles
Every time the Oilers have a practice day we are going to train Cam Talbot's ocular motor control. I am not going to bore you with either the math or the science just describe the simple exercises that would improve his performance on all three tasks. I will gladly explain in excruciating detail if you wish.
Talbot is in in goal – by the way the purpose here is to overwhelm him with information. If you don't train in information enriched environments you can't increase your ability to process information. So the idea is to force his ocular motor muscles and his eyes to work very hard at the same time we are overwhelming his processing capacity.
So four players are going to work with Cam Talbot on these drills. They can be anywhere on the ice as it happens as long as two are on each side of the royal road.
So player 1 has the puck. He can't shoot it. He has to pass it. Across the royal road. The next player can pass or shoot. And they can pass to a player on their side of the royal road or across it. Simple drill right.
Except for a few things. Hockey players are competitive. And if they aren't competitive enough you could always incentivize them one way or another. Also, after the first five shots on net you add a second puck. After the next five shots you add a third item, a tennis ball. After the next five you add a racquetball ball. Then you let the four players score on rebounds. Now chaos reigns.
You keep doing this until every player on the team and all the coaches have done a set of 20 shots on net. Over a period of a few weeks Cam Talbot's information processing ability and gaze fixing and Saccade speed will improve immensely. He becomes less likely to let in an early goal because he is processing the risk faster. His rebound control improves because he has been shaken out of the way he thinks about the objects being shot at him. He will react far earlier to the HDSC on the power play.
No fancy equipment needed just a commitment from the players and coaches to innovation and team building – you all get it is a team building exercise right? Try playing hockey with a racquetball ball. Now try doing it with two hockey pucks and a tennis ball also in play. Improves everybody's processing speed and makes fools of every player on the ice.
Do I expect the Oilers to do it any time soon? Nope. But would it work? The science and math says it would.
If there are any coaches who would like to try this with their teams, feel free.
Group out of Edmonton has been doing that stuff with goalies for years. Jonathan Quicks breakout year came after working with them. Not sure the details on other clients they've had.
godot10:
Ty Rattie, the new #NailYakupov, discuss amongst yourselves.Loses his spot with McDavid because of an injury, and never gets a real chance to get it back.
Huh? He was immediately returned to the top line for multiple games upon his return to the lineup. The line struggled mightily at 5 on 5 during those games. He's played 1 full game away from 97.
littleenglish says:
VOR,
I'd like the excruciating detail version please, I'm sure others would too.
Also McDavid is no stranger innovative training, and as you probably knew, Sather and the Oilers too in the 80's – though not sure if you are familiar with their involment with sports vision training.
Here is a link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/for-connor-mcdavid-freakish-athleticism-is-only-thebeginning/article34641993/
godot10: It was one game.
It didn't work against Anaheim in the playoffs two years ago.They had to be spit to be competitive.Nashville is three lines and four D deep.It likely won't work against them.
Begin as you mean to proceed is probably the best course of action.They have their contracts.Individual point totals don't matter.Only playoff wins.
It certainly worked during the regular season in 2016/17.
A team needs to make it to the playoffs in order to win in the playoffs.
VOR says:
Woodguy v2.0:
Kinger_Oil.redux,
Here are some Median's you may find interesting. (note: BP = best player = leading 5v5 scorer.I know the leading 5v5 scorer is not always the "best" player, but its a good line in the sand for this type of study)
Median GF% BP On of Playoff Team 57.3%
Median GF% BP On of Non-Playoff Teams 53.2%
Median GF% BP Off of Playoff Team 50.1%
Median GF% BP Off of Non-Playoff Teams 44.3%
2013 (lock shortened)
Median GF% BP Off of Non-Playoff Teams 45%
Just a quick question or two or three.
What does the distribution look like? Is the mean greater or lesser than the median? And what is the range?
Primetime: Really?You feel the Devils are the best team we have played, or the team that looked best against us?We've played Boston, Nashville and Washington twice, Winnipeg and Tampa Bay…you think NJ is better than all of those teams?
The Devils played us better than any other team this year. They were fast, aggressive, they clogged up lanes. I watched the Devils first four games and they dominated every opponent they played. Very well coached. Not sure what happened since then. Somehow they lost their groove.
innercitysmytty says:
Another issue with Talbot is because of his lack of puckhandling skills he covers the puck for a stoppage far too often which kills our transition game. This is noticeably better with Koskinen and many other goalies.
workaroundaccount: Group out of Edmonton has been doing that stuff with goalies for years. Jonathan Quicks breakout year came after working with them. Not sure the details on other clients they've had.
There are actually a number of people who do sports vision training as it is most frequently called and others including researchers out of Laval who do information processing enhancement. There are even people who combine the two. All I am suggesting is that you do the exercises with the actual team the goalie plays on and my version was designed to use no fancy tools or expensive equipment and to be easy to execute.
Another issue with Talbot is because of his lack of puck handling skills he covers the puck for a stoppage far too often which kills our transition game. This is noticeably better with Koskinen and many other goalies.
Edit: damn iPhone!
The point I am working towards is that innovation is everywhere in hockey and what was once the domain of a few pro teams is now in wide use with teams of all ages and playing abilities.
OriginalPouzar: Wayne's Flemings 3 years in Bakesfield, non-first rounders to the NHL:
Nelson has a lot more if you could players who only had a game or two. I only counted players who stayed in the NHL for a significant period of time…more than a cup of coffee.
Side: Not to poopoo on NJ but, Oilers now don't seem to be the same team that played game 1.
NJ's success seems to depend on Hall and their goalie playing well.
The Devils absolutely stream-rolled teams early on. It helped that Palmeiri was lights out. Obviously it was some kinda short term heater, but they were very good early. They were the best team I watched during the first couple weeks of the season.
JimmyV1965: The Devils played us better than any other team this year. They were fast, aggressive, they clogged up lanes. I watched the Devils first four games and they dominated every opponent they played. Very well coached. Not sure what happened since then. Somehow they lost their groove.
It happens all the time to teams – look at the Oilers, did the team that played against FLA and COL in any way resemble the team during the previous 10 games or the team we saw last night?
PIT is a cup contender but just came off a 5-game losing streak – my guess is they didn't look very good in those 5 games as compared to when they are playing well.
OriginalPouzar: The Habs were 9-5-3 going in to the game last night.
Any team can beat any other team on any given night and, given the Habs' record with 9 wins, they are beating lots of teams.
Full marks for the win.
I think we sometimes put too much emphasis on a team's record early in the season. The day we played Florida I made a post saying I had a terrible feeling about the game because the Panthers roster was much better than their record. They haven't lost a game since then. Although I'm happy with the win last night and the team deserves full marks for their play, Montreal is a bad team and they played that way last night. I think they're better than the preseason predictions, but they won't make the playoffs.
From LeBrun (at The Athletic):
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly did update Seattle expansion in the GMs meeting and his main message was that if the group was granted the franchise at the Dec. 3-4 Board of Governors, the one open issue remains the fact the league can't say for sure right now if Seattle would open play in the fall of 2020 or the fall of 2021 because of the uncertain timeline with the KeyArena reconstruction. One GM, according to a source, asked Daly in the meeting if the expansion draft rules would indeed be the same as what Vegas got and the answer was a firm yes from Daly. So that's that.
Melvis says:
leadfarmer: Yeah lived there 89-95.Just in time to get hooked.
The North Stars moving away ensured that I would hate Dallas for life and remain an Oil fan. Them beating the Oil made me hate them more.
Haven't been to Edmonton in 25 years.
Would like to make it back some time for a home game.
But Chias Oilers keep pushing that back.
So I usually get my Oil fix at the Xcel center in St. Paul
That's a prettay good hockey town. Your comment reminded me of a sweet moment caught in the glare of of a spotlight wearing a North Stars jersey back in the 70's, resulting in a standing O.
Both embarrassing and heady.
innercitysmytty:
Smith is probably the best puck handling G in the league
And this season the worst goalie
Puck handling for G is like thunderous body checks for D
Sure it's nice to have but far from a necessity
Melvis: That's a prettay good hockey town. Your comment reminded me of a sweet moment caught in the glare of of a spotlight wearing a North Stars jersey back in the 70's, resulting in a standing O.
The NHL did itself a huge disservice by letting North Stars move.
Now they are still the third biggest hockey game in town
After gophers hockey and high school hockey
If you make it to the twin cities during the state high school hockey tournament find a local bar
You will not regret it. Some of the most fun I've ever had watching hockey
At least the parts I remember
Richard S.S. says:
Any place with long cold (sub-zero) winters has Hockey. Lots of Hockey, just to keep people/young people out of trouble.
Side says:
godot10: It is like McLellan doesn't even realize what he said about Rattie in a press conference a month ago…that teams bringing him up played him in the bottom six, a different role that he had in the AHL, where he was top six.So he failed.
So Rattie is being set up for failure again.Just like Yakupov.Just like Puljujarvi.
Now I am rather skeptical of Rattie's ability to play top six.But I am even more certain that it is more likely he will fail in the bottom six than in the top six.
First Rattie is not an NHL player, then you're comparing him to Nail Yakupov, now you're saying he deserves a chance in the top six.
I think you need a break from the internet for awhile.
littleenglish:
Also McDavid is no stranger innovative training, and as you probably knew, Sather and theOilers too in the 80's – though not sure if you are familiar with their involment with sports vision training.
Thanks for the link. I knew about the stuff the Oilers were doing in the 1980s.
Now remember that you asked.
This is still going to be a gross simplification and I will gladly peel off layers of the onion but I worry about losing people if I get to complicated right of the bat.
All the research I am about to describe was done using the EyeSeeCam Gaze, a high-speed, portable videooculography system that recorded eye and head velocities, eye positions, and eye and head accelerations (angular and linear) at 300 frames/sec. To obtain head position, the head velocity was numerically integrated using the Trapezoidal Rule and a reference starting head position as the
integration constant.
I think sometimes I don't explain myself at all well. I do biomechanical research and build models and I never get around to explaining exactly what I do. When I have time and resources I do original and highly proprietary bio-medical research, usually as part of a much larger team.
As part of my longest running project over the last few years I did a long series of experiments on large amplitude gaze movements in goalies (I used other players and members of the public as control). The goalies ranged in age from 12 to 60 included both sexes and a large number of races. They had a wide range of experience, talent, and skill. Most had some formal training – goaltending workshops primarily.
Large amplitude gaze movements are those in which you move both your head and your eyes.
I looked at two things. Saccadic speed – how long to refocus once you have moved your head and eyes. And ability to process what you are seeing, as measured by catching a thrown ball. During these tests I kept adding more and more complexity to the visual field. Basically I was doing a version of Steph Curry's catching tennis balls while dribbling a basketball but while we were doing it we were measuring gaze movements.
Then we did the exercise I described above once a week for ten weeks. Then I retested. The exercises improved Saccadic speed very slightly on average but it wasn't statistically significant. But the ability to catch the thrown ball as visual confusion and complexity increased improved immensely.
We then followed the test subjects over the next year to see if their goal tending performance improved. It did. And if it sustained, which it did. These effects were modest but widely distributed throughout the test population.
I did Saccade tests on the subjects before and after the program and the following year.
My colleagues and I are working on replicating all of this work and refining the process then we plan to publish. By the way, the goal tenders are just Guinea Pigs. We are chasing much bigger fish starting with understanding how the brain uses neural networks to turn visual input into processed information. But hockey players make great test subjects for visual information processing since the sport is so visual, complicated and fast.
I am 33 years into studying this problem and think I may finally be getting close to understanding it.
In a very real way it has lead directly or indirectly to all the other projects I am engaged in. What I coach/teach athletes is how to process better and faster. If you like, how to think about their sport at a better, higher level. Then I started working with scouts, rather accidentally. Talk about having a visual processing challenge. I am doing work on skating biomechanics because, as is probably apparent it isn't how fast you skate it is how fast you think the game that matters – the better you process the faster you skate in terms of effective skating.
And I only mention all of this because there seem to be people, a lot of people, who think hockey is stuck in the 1950s and there is no innovation. No, there are hundreds, probably thousands of people like me doing interesting research, producing new technologies, and changing the face of coaching. Most don't work for the NHL or NHL teams but the number with access to the pros keeps going up and up.
If the Oilers don't use the innovations of others I would be surprised and a little disappointed.
Later this evening I will provide a similar summary of the math involved. I am wondering if anybody would be interested in me going in greater detail and explaining what we learned about goaltenders eye movements in greater detail. Maybe there are some goaltenders or goaltending coaches who might be interested.
I would be interested in how you deal with people who don't believe that it is possible to think the game at a higher level.
I am at the stage of my working career where I get to coach younger people. Obstacle #1 is the belief that there is nothing more to be learned.
And here is a fascinating article introducing some of the ideas of the extremely innovative neuro-psychologist Dr. Sonia Coelhe Mosch.
I was gonna be one those but didn't.
OmJo says:
The thing about the Rattie demotion is he played well. He didn't earn being demoted to the Strome line.
That said, he did look good on that line, too. Could have had a couple of goals yesterday.
Can't pass up a chance to zoom Caggiula.
BornInAGretzkyJersey says:
Aside from you moving the goal posts, I mostly agree.
It is disappointing that the only non-first rounder drafted and developed by the Edmonton Oilers on the current roster is Jujhar Khaira. And Kyle Brodziak.
Miles to go.
Thankfully the current crop looks promising, even by outside observers.
OmJo: The thing about the Rattie demotion is he played well. He didn't earn being demoted to the Strome line.
but its not necessarily about any individual player or players being demoted or promoted, its about finding combinations that are going to give the team the best chance to win that night.
I agree that Rattie had generally played well on the first line but the line wasn't producing recently and definitely not at the levels that the team needs from a McDavid long to consistently give them a chance to win the game.
Perhaps McLellan took a look at the Habs defence without a true top pairing and, with last change, knowing if he creates the duo that he knows can be the most dynamic in the league on any given night, they will almost assuredly have a strong game?
Maybe he was looking to give a little spark to the third line, give them a different look and try and get them going?
All four lines played well last night – sure, the Habs aren't great and had a tough night for a middling team (their record notwithstanding) – the Oilers took advantage of that.
I give full kudos to the coach for a number of adjustments that worked out.
Woodguy v2.0 says:
VOR: Just a quick question or two or three.
All the data is in the link.
--hudson-- says:
I'll read tomorrow if you have time, currently at an event.
Your discussion on decision making is really interesting as well. The field of machine learning has a discipline called reinforcement learning (although I'm sure you already know this). Similar to markov decision processes. Also similar to Boyd Cycles or agile frameworks. Observive > Orient > Decide > Act
http://www.richardhughesjones.com/john-boyd-strategy/
"Boyd's was guided in his work by one simple principle: he wanted to give pilots a fighter that would outmaneuver any enemy. He knew it mush have a high thrust-to-weight ratio if it were to have neck-snapping acceleration. And he knew it had to have lots of wing in order to maneuver quickly into the firing envelope. It had to have the energy to disengage, go for seperation, then come back into the fight with an advantage. It had to have the fuel to penetrate deep into enemy territory and sustain a prolonged fight."
I like the RL approach a little more since it's nondeterministic. Sometimes when you decide to take action 1, event A happens and other times event B occurs. (These are the algorithms used for self driving cars.)
Really interesting stuff, you hear the media talk about it as fast hockey now.
Woodguy v2.0: All the data is in the link.
What link?
I was responding to VOR's question about other things that Talbot may be poor at, so just pointing that out. I agree that puckhandling in the Brodeur or Smith sense is certainly not a necessity and is somewhat over-rated. My point should have been more clear around the fact that he tends to needlessly cover the puck for a whistle far more often than I see from a lot of goalies in the league, which I think tends to stifle our transition play. By puckhandling, I meant more the little chip plays to D, etc to keep the play going. By not doing that it slows down our transition and leads to more defensive zone faceoffs than necessary.
BornInAGretzkyJersey:
It is disappointing that the only non-first rounder drafted and developed by the Edmonton Oilers on the current roster is Jujhar Khaira.And Kyle Brodziak.
There are 3 that have legit shots at some NHL games this year (although I hope they stay where they are for as long as possible) in Lagesson, Jones and Bear.
"There is no goalie controversy. Right?"
If I had to think about the top 3 players I wish the team had not given up on, who could have really helped the current team, it would be:
Devan Dubnyk
Jeff Petry
In that order. Steady goaltending is invaluable.
Funny to think that had they kept Petry, they wouldn't have had to go after Reinhart or Larsson. If they had Dubnyk, we wouldn't be spending 5+ million per year on mediocre to below replacement goaltending tandems
dangilitis:
The only one I regret is losing Hall.
If the Oilers had kept Dubnyk and Petry they probably don't end up with McDavid, and the core of Hall-RNH-Eberle was never going to win anything.
Bank Shot,
I don't think Petry or Dubnyk would've kept the team out of the basement that season
drglen says:
Bank Shot: The only one I regret is losing Hall.
Nobody saw Dubnyk coming back. Those were dark, dark days. Over and over again Bob Stauffer saying … 'that's a save he's just gotta have Jack!"
And didn't he go to Montreal first, and then was a backup and then actually demoted to the farm in the Montreal system? (or am I thinking of Scriverns) ..
Anyway, it looks like a terrible move now but he was just not stopping pucks. What are you supposed to do.
I do agree that they were never going to win with Eberle… I still think that .. but he keeps scoring for New York.
Hall, it's too bad. Could have been a room /culture issue. But man could we use him now. Most nights Hall was our best player pre McDavid, but I also remember he kept trying to beat the other team 1 on 1 with drag moves and such, and resulted in many many turnovers. I really see how he has matured and the leadership he demonstrates.
Petry was actually a good defenseman. Maybe it was just an issue that he wanted to much. Petry was definitely not the problem with those teams.
OriginalPouzar: but its not necessarily about any individual player or players being demoted or promoted, its about finding combinations that are going to give the team the best chance to win that night.
I think Todd really likes and values Rattie actually. I don't think it's a demotion , .. He just had a hunch about the muckiness and chaos that drake might add on that top line, .. and a hunch that Rattie would get into scoring position for some good passes on the other line, and he did.
Drake, and Rattie, Rieder, Chaisson, will move up and down the lineup on given games. I think this is good actually.
Ya JJ has turned out to be pretty effective…. he's playing heavy and has a bit of speed. When he checks with that momentum, he can be intimidating. I'm real happy for him and I like him on the team. Having said that, he would also be a valuable trading piece in some scenerios.
drglen:
5 goals and 4 assists this year to go with his -6 – on a team with a positive goal differential of plus 10.
All advanced metrics negative, all relative metrics negative including -16 RelGF%.
A quarter of the way in (almost), he is NOT having a good season.
Well. Actually mcdavid was an absurdly lucky random number generation. Unless you mean if we kept those guys we would not qualify for the lottery. Just slightly too good. Maybe. But. Nahh. Wed have still been bad
OriginalPouzar: 5 goalsand 4 assists this year to go with his -6 – on a team with a positive goal differential of plus 10.
Yikes. Thats yak like
Well. Actually mcdavid was an absurdly lucky random number generation. Unless you mean if we kept those guys we would not qualify for the lottery. Just slightly too good. Maybe.But.Nahh. Wed have still been bad
I was just thinking of the butterfly effect. If MacTavish would have made good decisions instead of bad ones the Oilers might have missed out on McDavid.
So I wouldn't change a single decision leading up to the lucky number generation that granted us McDavid.
How about this for debuts. 17 year old Joshua Karlsson, 2020 eligible, 6'8 D, in his first game with the men's team in allsvenskan gets a match penalty after demolishing his opponent after 5 minutes of play.
https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/hockeyallsvenskan/17-aring-far-matchstraff-efter-den-fula-tacklingen/
You know there were still alot of scorable looks for montreal in that game. We were lucky a few times
By my eye it was more on the forewards than the d.
Bank Shot: I was just thinking of the butterfly effect. If MacTavish would have made good decisions instead of bad ones the Oilers might have missed out on McDavid.
Agreed, this can't be overstated.
SwedishPoster:
fick straff efter Indeed!!
He got blowd da fuckup
Soup Fascist says:
If that kid is 17, Lowetide is like 29.
leadfarmer: Smith is probably the best puck handling G in the league
I'd make the case that a good puckhandling goalie is like a good fielding pitcher, he can really help himself but not if he can't get anybody out doing his primary function.
drglen: Nobody saw Dubnyk coming back. Those were dark, dark days. Over and over again Bob Stauffer saying … 'that's a save he's just gotta have Jack!"
Hall, it's too bad.Could have been a room /culture issue. But man could we use him now.Most nights Hall was our best player pre McDavid, but I also remember he kept trying to beat the other team 1 on 1 with drag moves and such, and resulted in many many turnovers. I really see how he has matured and the leadership he demonstrates.
It went:
2 games with Nashville, with their goalie coach being appalled with how he was taught (not the first time Edmonton's goalie coaching staff would take heat…hence why Chabot was fired, and I'm not sure Peeters was any better), and I believe was expressing doubt in him learning anything or something along those lines.
A few games with the Hamilton Bulldogs (when they were an AHL team).
A few games with Arizona, where he was 5-0-1.
Then finally, Minnesota, and we know how that turned out.
Match penalty for being 3/4 of a foot taller than the attacker who had his head down and was leaning forward putting himself in a vulnerable position.
Professor Q: It went:
EDM traded him of Matt Hendricks
NSH traded him for future considerations
MTL waived him (no takers)
MTL traded him for for a 3rd round pick (Brendan Warren – a low scoring winger for Michigan)
Seems EDM did the best (other than MIN of course)
Dee Dee says:
Professor Q,
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18219503/nhl-career-salvation-minnesota-wild-goalie-devan-dubnyk-did-not-come-easy
From Dubnyk himself.
During the 2013 draft MacTavish goes shopping for Schneider from the Devils and it gets into Dubnyk's head. He gives up 22 goals in the first 5 games.
Dubnyk has no bitterness toward the Oilers, grateful for them for giving him his start.
"[But] my journey is that I had to really crash and burn, and it took me to Arizona," he said, "where I was just so grateful at that point just to have a job in the NHL."
Sean Burke goalie whispered him
from: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/big-read-dont-ever-count-minnesota-wild-keeper-devan-dubnyk/
His goals against soared to 3.36 and his save percentage dipped into the .890s. Fans and media were on him. "It's not a place to be when things aren't going good," Dubnyk says, roughly akin to an ant pinned under a magnifying glass bemoaning the sun.
" I was thinking about every game way too much. In Edmonton and the rest of that awful year, I dug myself deeper and deeper, game to game."
That's how things went sideways for Dubnyk before, but he thinks that Minnesota sets up for him much better than Edmonton did. "It's a different environment here," he says. "The fans are so supportive. Away from the rink they're just very respectful and that's not always the case other places." He didn't want to exhume stories about the struggles in Edmonton. "What's done is done," he says.
and finally ….
Minnesota could wind up facing Edmonton, where fans and media chased him out of town.
Notice that Team and Coaches are not on that list.
It did work during the regular season.
VOR: What link?
https://lowetide.ca/2018/11/14/the-mcdavid-draisaitl-speedway/comment-page-1/#comment-781700
frjohnk says:
https://www.tsn.ca/mcdavid-carries-oilers-to-top-of-core-4-under-24-list-1.1192759
– "If you have to ask the question…"
– "We really challenged him on a one-year contract…"
– "You can only have so many four million dollar defenseman."
Yeah, certain things the Oilers did in the past really drive me crazy.
The Petry debacle was one of them for a multitude of reasons.
1. The Oilers failed to both realize that puck moving right shot d have tremendous value around the league and to get any value from the player in trade.
2. The one-year contract was such a horrible way to manage the asset.
3. I think they saw Sekera as an upgrade at the same cap cost and really didn't focus on maximizing the asset.
4. They were the last team in the league to realize the importance of that "lefty righty" thing.
Talbot in the first 5 minutes has allowed a goal in 3 of his 13 starts.
Koskinen in the first 5 minutes has allowed a goal in 1 of his 5 starts.
Geez, I thought Talbot was allowing a goal in every game within 5 minutes.
Dee Dee,
Yeah, thanks for adding. Not to be in a competition with you or anything but sorry for forgetting about our terrible fanbase (it happens to too many players).
I still stand by the goalie coaching being a part of it, even if you disagree. I think the proof being in the pudding there with Peeters and then Chabot (even if a wee bit "scapegoat" style).
He really noticed differences training with Ancilia, Mason, Josh Tucker, Burke, etc. Changing his personal fitness plan and using strobe goggles to add distraction and barriers while trying to stop balls and pucks.
None of which was occurring in Edmonton.
Now, he does credit Chabot with laying his foundation. So there is absolutely that. But I do remember the Nashville staff (Trotz, etc.) questioning what was going on in Edmonton with Dubnyk having so many flaws still. So there is also that.
https://thehockeywriters.com/dubnyk-standing-tall-in-wild-crease/
"Upon his arrival in Music City, Dubnyk was subject to some harsh criticism from then-Predators head coach Barry Trotz, "We got Devan from Edmonton, and what we realized very quickly was that Devan has a lot of… I'll say bad habits he's picked up this year."
After Dubnyk stumbled out of the gate and allowed five goals in his Nashville debut Trotz added, "I don't want to throw him under the bus. He's got to be a lot better. He's a veteran hockey player in the National Hockey League. I felt that three of the five goals were very stoppable in this league. It wasn't a great game for him, but at the same time it was his first game, first trade, new city, so we're getting used to him and he's getting used to us.""
Another eye-changing plan would be Hall, who decided to use that eye tracking brain-trainer thing after going to New Jersey. Interesting science, this.
I was curious on how Drai and McDavid compare to Crosby and Malkin over the years.
Drai/McDavid since 15-16 have a GF/60 of 3.83 in 1238 mins. GF% of 59%
Crosby/ Malkin since 2007 have a GF/60 of 4.52 in 1355 mins. GF% of 60%
Pens duo from 07-08 to 09-10 GF/60 of 4.64 in 879 mins
10-13 GF/60 of 6.29!!!! in 248 mins
Since 13-14, GF/60 of 2.1 in 228 mins.
Bruce McCurdy: I'd make the case that a good puckhandling goalie is like a good fielding pitcher, he can really help himself but not if he can't get anybody out doing his primary function.
I good puck handling G can make a D's function easier and less dangerous on occasion.
Dee Dee:
A great example of YEG fans contributing to an environment which I posit could conceivably make it 'impossible' to ever win a cup again. Which, of course, is being enabled and exacerbated by the modern digital-information overload age. I think most other Canadian cities are in the same boat – with YEG and YYZ being worst.
frjohnk:
I generally don't derogate Talbot for the early goals (as often they are mainly a function of team breakdown – although make a damn save) but, in addition, I think he gave up the first shot of the game in one game where it came at about the 10 minute mark so wouldn't be included in your stats above.
Halfwise:
So you are working with teenagers!😉
Glovjuice: A great example of YEG fans contributing to an environment which I posit could conceivably make it 'impossible' to ever win a cup again. Which, of course, is being enabled and exacerbated by the modern digital-information overload age.I think most other Canadian cities are in the same boat – with YEG and YYZ being worst.
– This is for sure the case…Edmonton is an outlier market in professional sport
– It's the most northern professional sport, amongst the smallest population base, amongst the least wealthiest in terms of demographics and corporate bases. Based on a random event, we built a great hockey team in the 80's, and it has created today a sense of entitlement (and legacy management) that is on par with the Yankees.
– Green Bay is kind of the closest example: but they have had an amazing run for decades (and a league structure that makes them very rich)
– Playing in Edmonton: a one sport town, a small town, so many eyes focused on the team.
– My impression was the teams that most suited the local fans psyche were those 90's Oil teams, that had a lot of heart, fought like heck and lost to more talented, better run, wealthier organizations.
– Teams that making the playoffs had a material effect on the ownership
– But as the owner of the Oil: it would be awesome: get the best player in hockey in a random event, get the fans to pay for the arena, hang out with your buddies
* and if/when we win Cup(s), the fan base will be "it could have been more" It's a fascinating local fan base…
Glovjuice: I good puck handling G can make a D's function easier and less dangerous on occasion.
The puck in hockey is somewhat like a grenade in combat. Being good at throwing a grenade is preferable to not being good in that being bad at it can be a killer. Therefore if you aren't good at it don't do it. Slight over simplification but I'm sure everyone gets the point! A goalie passing the puck back to the shooter rather than freezing it being a case in point! Talbot is not a good puck handler Koskinen appears to be a good puck handler. ( small sample size)
Dee Dee: Notice that Team and Coaches are not on that list.
This sentiment, echoed by two posters after you, is not correct in my view.
The traditional media is an extension of the team in Edmonton.
The media ran quotes about Dubnyk that MacTavish didn't have to give them.
Several reporters at several different times have come down on Puljujarvi; Yakupov before him.
Horcoff, Hall, Eberle, Schultz.
The media IS the team. They're operating in unison, they carry out the team's will in terms of shaping the view to the fans. They are not innocent, not even accessories or merely complicit, they are the perpetrator themselves.
For The Athletic: The past, present and future of the Andrej Sekera contract and its possible impact on the Oilers' trade deadline:
https://theathletic.com/652205/2018/11/15/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-andrej-sekera-contract-with-the-oilers/
I think if the ownership, coaching, and management staffs were all fiercely protective of the players and the team, the fanbases view would be different and the weather would be the worst part about playing there.
Also, the team would win more.
Wilde:
I think if the ownership, coaching, and management staffs were all fiercely protective of the players, the fanbases view would be different and the weather would be the worst part about playing here.
– Here's the challenge this team has though on that IMO:
a) management is not protective of the the players (as there are different "management" structures), and they have conflicting agendas.
b) The GM and coach aren't on the same page (and the Coach wasn't hired by the GM)
c) Based on the 80's team, there is a culture of entitlement that is difficult to reconcile with the realities of professional sport (I think I know something about winning is the summation of this ethos)
– Having all of Gretz, Lowe, MacT, then another lawyer of operations (Chia and Coach), then Nicholson, and of course Katz on the top: it's not run properly: all of ownership, coaches, management tiers and fans have allegiances to different factions, and that's not going away
* for instance MacT and Lowe got fired from their jobs, and replaced by on paper more competent Managers and Coaches. yet they co-exist: that doesn't occur in management of any company that I would invest in.
Bill Scott and Duane Sutter are the true puppet masters, I think.
Kinger_Oil.redux: c) Based on the 80's team, there is a culture of entitlement that is difficult to reconcile with the realities of professional sport (I think I know something about winning is the summation of this ethos)
– Having all of Gretz, Lowe, MacT, then another lawyer of operations (Chia and Coach), then Nicholson, and of course Katz on the top: it's not run properly: all of ownership, coaches, and fans have allegiances to different factions, and that's not going away
C) I don't know how true that is anymore. It was nigh-impossible to publicly criticise the Oilers in 2016-17 in front of the Oilers fanbase without facing backlash. This place was about the only one where you wouldn't get torn apart for merely mentioning past missteps, and even here you'd still get ample push-back. When the team won, that was good enough for literally every single Oilers fan I talked to irl – or, they were too afraid to mention their doubts. Either way, my (anecdotal) experience runs counter to this assertation.
Just take in the atmosphere when this team is on a winning streak. Note the ratio of positive to negative verbal. Just a playoff team will satisfy most fans, with the other part freely mentioning that it should be more when you have McDavid, but still in good spirits.
I agree re: my ideal of ownership/management/coaching PR strategy versus what we have now. It's not possible, people at this stage of their life and career won't flip all the way to the other side. I was more speaking to one of my three wishes, and something somewhat unpopular that I truly feel strongly about. The team should protect itself, the coach protect the players during losing streaks, bark back at ill-spirited questions. It's the right thing to do in the digital age. Don't criticise your own in public, at least not in the first 40 options.
If you had that, and you were winning, I think the fans would join the same side, even with the spirit of discussion and criticism still alive. It'd come from a better place when the media isn't influencing them with the most convenient dollar number.
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Pro, Amateur Participants Named for Next Bowlero Elite Series Event
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NEW YORK, NY, July 18, 2019 – Bowlero today revealed more details about its second Bowlero Elite Series event in 2019, set to be held at Bowlero-North Brunswick in New Jersey with the TV finals airing Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The competition will include a single-elimination bracket featuring eight of the world's most high-profile pros and eight of the best Bowlero Corp league bowlers from across the nation. The tournament will feature a prize fund exceeding $250,000 with first and second place prizes of more than $100,000 and $65,000, respectively, on the line.
Collectively, the eight pros boast 75 PBA Titles and 7 PWBA Titles, and feature active members of both Team USA and Mexico. Among the amateurs selected to compete is Jeremy Milito who, in April, became the 35th person to bowl a 900 series.
The eight professional bowlers include:
Norm Duke, PBA Hall of Famer and five-time ESPY Award Winner
EJ Tackett, 2016 PBA Player of the Year
Anthony Simonsen, two-time PBA Major Tour champion
Jesper Svensson, seven-time PBA Tour champion
Bill O'Neill, 10-time PBA tour champion and seven-time Team USA member
Stefanie Johnson, three-time PWBA champion and fifteen-time Team USA member
Diana Zavjalova, four-time PWBA champion and two-time USBC Queens Champion
Sandra Gongora, three-time Mexican national champion and 17-time Team Mexico member
The eight amateur bowlers include:
Jeremy Milito, Patchogue, NY native and 35th person ever to bowl a 900 series
Lucas Leandro, New Brunswick High School Bowling State Champion
Corey Kistner, former US Marine and bowled 19 300 games
Rafael Pizarro, Puerto Rico native and national bowling champion
Amy Brehm, New Jersey native and high school girls bowling coach
Haley Kvarnberg, West Palm Beach native and former high school bowling team captain
Torry Henderson, Wisconsin native and bowling coach who bowled a 300 at 11 years old
Joshua Tajiri, Hawaii native who bowled his first perfect game at 16 years old
Adding to the spectacle, the inaugural tournament in April saw 32-year-old left-handed amateur bowler, Luis Gonzalez, defeat professional bowler, Kyle Troup, for the top prize of $270,000 – one of the largest prizes in bowling history - to become the inaugural Bowlero Elite Series champion. Both Gonzalez and Troup will return for the final event in December along with the winners of the tournament in North Brunswick. (You can read BJI Editor Gianmarc Manzione's report on Gonzalez's historic victory in April here: https://www.bowlersjournal.com/amateur-luis-gonzalez-wins-270000-in-inaugural-bowlero-elite-series/.)
That third and final tournament will take place Dec. 28th at Bowlero Jupiter, Fla., at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. Joining the champions will be a mixture of pros from the past two events and six new amateurs. Bowlero encourages all active fall-league bowlers to apply here starting through Oct. 16. First and second-place prizes of $150,000 and $62,000 will be on the line.
Coverage will also be available for streaming on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
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OPPO Malaysia is also bringing in the non-Pro version of the OPPO F11 to the market! It will be launched on 16th April 2019 and available exclusively on Shopee only.
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Losing someone who has been an integral part of your life for years or even decades is an enormous loss, of course. But that enormous loss is really an accumulation of many smaller losses you only begin to recognize over time.
In the year after my partner of 30 years died, when I began to notice those small losses accumulating, I completed a long-list journal writing exercise to enumerate them. To acknowledge them. To help me understand.
Chances are you've lost someone as important to you as he was to me, and you have your own list of what that looks and feels like.
I filled numerous diaries during elementary and high school, divulging my deepest secrets alongside the mundane details of everyday life. I had one-year diaries and five-year diaries. Some were gilt-edged, while others were plain. But no matter how simple or ornate, they all had locks.
When I was 11 or 12, one of my younger brothers rummaged through my dresser drawers and managed to find, unlock, and read my diary. When I complained to my mother, she told me to put it somewhere he couldn't find it. I thought this unfair and unreasonable, so I consulted a higher authority: Ann Landers. Ann did not publish my letter, but she did write back agreeing with me and suggesting how I might approach this issue with my mother. I showed the letter to Mom, but she was not moved to alter her position. At least I felt vindicated.
Those old diaries are long gone. I switched to college-ruled spiral-bound notebooks somewhere along the way and started referring to them as journals rather than diaries.
My mother used to read excerpts to me from the five-year diary she'd filled between the ages of 16 and 21, which I think was the only diary she ever kept. The passages she read revealed a rebellious streak it may have been unwise of her to share with me, given her ongoing attempts to get me to conform to various social standards.
After she died, I got custody of her diary and read all of it in the course of a week. I'm so grateful to have it for the glimpses it provides of the young girl and young woman she was before becoming a wife and a mother. She missed writing only two or three days in the entire five years, filling every narrow line with both facts and impressions in her tiny, precise handwriting.
My own journals have been much less devoted to facts than to speculating, imagining, complaining, whining, planning, philosophizing, analyzing, rationalizing, and wishful thinking. Although I wrote in my notebooks regularly for years, it was in a very undisciplined manner. Some entries are so self-indulgent they make me cringe to read them. I'm mortified at the thought anyone else might see them. Twice I've ritually destroyed all the journals in my possession (once melodramatically and once thoughtfully). Even so, those journals were my faithful companions, and I derived much benefit from them.
After I encountered Ira Progoff's book At a Journal Workshop, I began using journal writing in a deeper and more creative manner. I've subsequently gotten inspiration and direction from many other books and courses. When I worked as a substance abuse counselor, I realized that the practice of writing might be beneficial for my clients. We experimented with writing first in one group and then in another. Initially, some people were skeptical of the process and diffident about their writing ability, but journal writing doesn't require talent, only willingness and honesty. Almost everyone responded positively to the writing exercises, and a few began keeping their own private journals. Sometimes the results were absolutely breathtaking, surprising both the writer and me.
When I returned home to California after my mother's funeral, I wrote to her in my journal every night for several weeks. It helped me say good-by to her, which I had not had the opportunity to do before she died. It made me aware of the connection that will always exist between us. I did the same thing after my partner of nearly 30 years died. Journal writing has helped me get through the most difficult losses of my life.
I'm still writing in college-lined, spiral-bound notebooks. Still using my journals as a way to sort things out, understand myself and my world better, and gain perspective on whatever issues I'm dealing with. I've cut down on the whining, complaining, and rationalizing, but I haven't eliminated them completely. My journals are still my faithful companions—a little reproachful from time to time, but generally nonjudgmental.


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Q: Maximum number of collinear points - optimization I stumbled across this problem :

"A tourist have a map of dimensions M x N. On the map are plased k
  cities (k<=2000). Cities' coordinates have that form (lin, col)
  (lin<=M and col<=N). We know the tourist's coordinates as well. The
  tourist decided to take in a certain direction and to stop at the edge
  of the map. But he wants to walk on the direction that makes him walk
  through as many cities as posible. You have to calculate the maximum
  number of cities that he can visit."
M, N <= 1000
K<=2000
e.g.   5 10 (M and N)
3 2 (tourist's coordinates)
7 (k = number of cities)
0 0 (coordinates of the cities)
0 8
1 6
2 2
2 4
3 7
4 5
Answer : 3

Actually, the problem requires the maximum number of collinear points that includes the tourist coordonates.
I've found a solution that is O(k^2).
for(i=0; i<k; i++) {
    fscanf(fi, "%d%d", &lin[i], &col[i]);
    lin[i]-=l; //we consider tourist's coordinates the origin
    col[i]-=c;
}
for(i=0; i<k; i++) {
    points=1;
    for(j=0; j<k; j++) {
         ...
         if(lin[i] * col[j] == lin[j] * col[i]) //verify collinearity
             points++;
  ...
}

But I'm pretty sure that it can be done better than O(k^2). I didn't find any optimizations yet.

A: You compute the slope of the line determined by the coordinates of the traveller and each point. You now have an array of slopes. You can now order this array and see which is the one slope that appears the most times. Or you can hash the slopes (to avoid sorting the array).

A: You can do this in O(n).  With tourist's coordinates defined as the origin, two cities k1 and k2 are colinear if the lines (t,k1) and (t,k2) have the same slope.  If you store your k values in a hash by slope, this only requires one pass through all k and then one pass through the slopes computed to find the slope with the most ks.

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Fraxinelle est le nom français du genre Dictamnus de plantes de la famille des Rutaceae, ne contenant qu'une seule espèce, Dictamnus albus. Elle est également connue sous le nom de buisson ardent. C'est une plante vivace du sud, du centre et de l'est de l'Europe, jusqu'au sud de la Sibérie, du centre de l'Asie, et d'Afrique du Nord. Elle est également présente en Alsace.

Description
Plante d'environ  de haut. La couleur des fleurs peut aller du violet pâle au blanc. Elle est couramment utilisée dans les massifs en raison de son esthétique et de son parfum. Ses feuilles ressemblent à celles du frêne (genre Fraxinus).

Durant l'été la plante se couvre d'une substance inflammable, gluante et très parfumée. Si une flamme est approchée de la plante, ou lors de grande chaleur, celle-ci prend feu instantanément tout en produisant une vive lumière, d'où le surnom de buisson ardent. Elle apprécie les milieux ouverts dans les régions boisées.

Au ,  Bertholon a étudié cette plante en apportant en montagne un générateur d'électricité statique, et en observant dans une chambre obscure ce qui se passait lorsqu'on apportait une étincelle près des étamines .

Synonymes
 Fraxinella   dictamnus   Moench
 Dictamnus obtusiflorus W.D.J.Koch
 Dictamnus gymnostylis Steven
 Dictamnus caucasicus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
 Dictamnus angustifolius Sweet
 Fraxinella fulgurans Bubani [nom. illeg.]
 Fraxinella alba (L.) Gaertn.
 Dictamnus odorus Salisb. [nom. illeg.]
 Dictamnus fraxinella Pers.

Usage antique
Certaines parties de la plante, particulièrement la racine réduite en poudre, pouvaient être utilisées. Elle avait pour réputation d'accroître la résistance au poison et de traiter les fièvres et certains symptômes liés à la peste. Elle était aussi utilisée pour traiter certains cas d'hystérie mais aussi d'épilepsie. Quant à la substance inflammable qui dégage un parfum citronné, elle aurait un pouvoir anti-inflammatoire. Enfin la plante était connue pour ses effets sur l'utérus, comme celui de déclencher les menstruations, bien qu'aujourd'hui ces usages soient généralement considérés comme obsolètes.

Les parties aériennes de la plante quant à elles étaient employées comme diurétique.

Usage médical moderne

Aujourd'hui elle n'est plus que rarement utilisée, bien que son action sur l'estomac soit reconnue. L'infusion de feuilles de fraxinelle peut être utilisée pour combattre l'anxiété et la nervosité.

Plante hôte
La fraxinelle peut servir de plante hôte pour les chenilles du machaon.

Liens externes

Genre Dictamnus

Espèce Dictamnus albus

Notes et références

Rutaceae
Espèce de plantes (nom vernaculaire)

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November Landscape - Akron Art Museum - Online Collection http://akronartcollection.org/media/Previews/Other_ PC/Ptg_Scupt_jpgs/1955.27.jpg November Landscape Eaton is best known for his images of white pine forests in central New England, a series to which this work belongs. Here, the painter silhouetted a group of trees against a warm twilight sky, transforming their shape into a beautiful decorative pattern. This may reflect Eaton's knowledge of Asian art, which profoundly influenced many American artists around the turn of the last century.
Charles W. Eaton
(Albany, New York, 1857 - 1937, Glen Ridge, New Jersey)
November Landscape , c. 1900-1910
Oil on fabric
28 in. x 30 in. (71.12 cm x 76.2 cm)
Bequest of Edwin C. Shaw
with carved wood gilt frame
Eaton is best known for his images of white pine forests in central New England, a series to which this work belongs. Here, the painter silhouetted a group of trees against a warm twilight sky, transforming their shape into a beautiful decorative pattern. This may reflect Eaton's knowledge of Asian art, which profoundly influenced many American artists around the turn of the last century.
Thomas Dunbar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Purchased by Edwin C. Shaw, Akron, Ohio, 1916
Bequest to Akron Art Institute (Museum), 1955
2007 - : McDowell galleries, 7/7/07 - , Akron Art Museum
2004 - 2006: "American Impressions: An Arcadian Vision: Paintings from the Akron Art Museum" 4/8/04 - 3/19/06, Organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions and Akron Art Museum: Tour
4/8/04 - 6/6/04, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
9/17/04 - 11/28/04, University Art Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana
12/18/04 - 2/27/05, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
3/12/05 - 5/22/05, Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno, California
6/4/05 - 9/5/05, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
10/8/05 - 12/4/05, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
12/16/05 - 3/12/06, Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio
2003: "In a Romantic Mood: American Impressionists and Their Era" 6/14/03 - 8/24/03, Akron Art Musuem
2001: "Selections form the Permanent Collection" 2/10/01 - 9/13/01, Akron Art Musuem
1995: "A Legacy of Beauty: Paintings and Prints from the Edwin C. Shaw Bequest" 6/17/95 - 8/27/95, Akron Art Museum
1992: "Impressionism and Tonalism from the Akron Art Museum Collection" 9/12/92 - 11/8/92, Akron Art Museum
1988 - 1989: "American Paintings 1880-1917" 2/24/88 - 2/12/89, Akron Art Museum
1986: "The Edwin C. Shaw Collection of American Impressionist and Tonalist Painting" 4/19/86 - 6/29/86, Akron Art Museum
1955: "The Edwin C. Shaw Collection of Paintings" 10/11/55-11/23/55, Akron Art Institute (Museum) (No. 15)
1909: "Exhibition of Paintings by Charles Warren Eaton" 2/09, Pratt Institute, New York, New York (No. 2)
Signed LL: "CHAS. WARREN EATON"
Marks Notes
Fragmentary signature on tacking edge below present signature.
On verso: UL corner: "NOVEMBER/ CHAS. WARREN EATON"
UL stretcher in black: "AAI 55-27"
first previous next last record 14 of 40 , "Portfolio: Landscapes"


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A selection of compositional works by Wanees Zarour that bring a unique approach to World fusion. The compositions emphasize the Middle Eastern style of music with an untraditional use of rhythmic shifts, Jazz and classical arrangements as well as various Grooves from all over. Artists include percussionist Tareq Rantisi, bassist Nick Macri, guitarist Alexander Wing, flutist Elizabeth Diaz, clarinetist Athanasios Athanassiadis, cellist Hannah Vis. A string quartet is featured on two of the pieces. It is a thrilling listening experience with a lot to discover every time you listen.


Application for Patent filed May 24, 1989, Serial No. 356,739; which is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 815,685, filed January 2, 1986, now abandoned. Prostate-Derived Mitogen.
This is an appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 and 2, which are all the claims of the application.
(e) mitogenic activity is blocked by anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antisera.
Tackett et al. (Tackett), Journal of Urology, "Mitogenic Factors in Prostatic Tissue and Expressed Prostatic Secretion," Vol. 133, January 1985, pages 45-48.
Maehama et al. (Maehama), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, "Purification and partial characterization of prostate-derived growth factor," Vol. 83, November 1986, pages 8162-8166.
Appellant's invention relates to a purified growth factor isolated from prostate tissue (Claim 1) and to a method of stimulating the growth of fibroblast cells using the growth factor (Claim 2). Claim 1 defines the growth factor as a proteinaceous material having a molecular weight of about 25,000 Daltons (25 kDa) (subparagraph (a)). Claim 1 further defines the growth factor in relation to a second growth factor known as rat epidermal growth factor (EGF) (subparagraphs (b) through (e)). This requires the claimed growth factor to have an amino (NH2) terminal sequence of 6 kDa which is "substantially identical" to the known amino terminal sequence of the 6 kDa mature rat epidermal growth factor. The claimed growth factor has a potent mitogenic [FN1] activity against NRK cells (normal rat kidney cells). This mitogenic activity is said to be demonstrated by the entire protein rather than by the 6 kDa segment alone (subparagraph (c) of claim 1).
*2 The instant continuation-in-part application includes all of the subject matter of the '685 application but also includes two additional and different protein purification protocols (Protocols 2 and 3). Protocol 2 also started with rat prostate tissue but used a purification technique which combined both anti-rat EGF immunoaffinity column purification and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of the active fractions from the affinity column.
Purified protein from Protocol 2 was evaluated for amino acid sequence and amino acid composition. The sequence analysis results revealed a similarity between the newly discovered prostate tissue derived growth factor and a previously discovered rat epidermal growth factor. Specifically, the amino terminal sequence of the claimed protein was substantially identical to the amino terminal sequence of the 6 kDa mature rat epidermal growth factor. This "substantial identity" along with certain cross reactivity and blocking data related to epidermal growth factor became subparagraphs (b), (d) and (e) of instant claim 1. In other words, the instant application describes and claims the prostate derived protein not only by its specific characteristics set forth in the patent application but also by its relationship to rat epidermal growth factor.
Appellant also purified the protein using a third protocol which involved ammonium sulfate (NH@4)@2 SO@4 precipitation and purification using CM-Sephadex. After conducting the three purifications and testing the amino acid sequence of the amine termini of at least the peptides produced from protocols 1 and 2 (compare page 22, lines 32-35 and page 26, lines 22-27 of the instant specification), appellant concluded (specification, page 27, lines 16-26) that it was more likely than not that the three separate purification protocols isolated the same 25-kDa EGF-like mitogen and that the 25-kDa polypeptide isolated was most likely the carboxy-terminal portion of the 130-kDa pre-pro [FN3] epidermal growth factor (EGF) and shared amino terminal amino acid sequences with the 6 kDa mature rate EGF. This similarity is set forth in Figure 5 herein.
Appellant's claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 or 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Tackett. We affirm both rejections. The Tackett reference is directed to the purification of mitogenic proteins from human prostatic tissue and prostatic secretions. Appellant has argued that only one of the mitogenic fractions purified by Tackett has a molecular weight at all close to that claimed by appellant. Appellant has made us aware that the "close" fraction was obtained from secretions expressed by the prostate gland, not tissue. Though not argued by appellant, the fraction was derived from human prostatic secretions whereas appellant worked only with rat prostatic tissues.
*3 Appellant has not based his arguments against the rejections on a probable distinction between the amino acid sequences of a rat growth factor and a human growth factor. Accordingly, we must necessarily assume that the claims of the instant case are drafted to cover prostate tissue-derived growth factor of any species so long as it complies with the particular molecular weight and amino terminal sequences, etc. set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (e) of the claims.
The examiner has noted that appellant's claims describe the molecular weight as being "about 25 kDa" and has posited that those skilled in the art would have recognized that molecular weight analysis results are only approximations. From this viewpoint it is reasonable to state that a molecular weight of 30 kDa is essentially the same as one of "about 25 kDa."
Appellant's argument that Tackett's growth factor is derived from prostate gland secretions as opposed to prostate gland tissues as claimed is not persuasive because both factors have the same activity and many organs of the body are known to produce and/or store hormones and other factors which are then released from the organ. Moreover, the examiner's conclusion that the growth factor extracted by Tackett from prostate gland secretions falls within the scope of appellant's claims is not unreasonable based on the similarity in molecular weight and activity of Tackett's factor and that claimed. Indeed, the Tackett reference itself indicates that the lower molecular weight form of the factor found in prostatic secretions, "may represent a form processed for secretion." [FN4] Because the examiner's position is not unreasonable, the burden of persuasion and proofs was properly shifted to appellant to show a lack of anticipation and obviousness. Appellant has not presented any probative evidence that the hormone extracted by Tackett is different from the hormone claimed herein. Counsel's arguments cannot take the place of evidence.
With regard to evidence, we have reviewed the declaration of inventor Deuel and are unpersuaded by his conclusion that the prostate tissue-derived mitogen claimed in the present application and the prostate-derived mitogenic factors disclosed by Tackett are significantly and substantially different materials. Inventor Deuel's arguments are not directed to differences between human and rat growth factors, but, for the most part, are directed to the lack of purity in the Tackett materials. This is not at issue. Inventor Deuel disparages Tackett's work as being virtually meaningless "so far as ... chemical composition or structure is concerned." We recognize that Tackett did not set forth the amino acid sequence for the mitogen described therein. Neither has appellant for the mitogen described and claimed herein.
In the absence of probative evidence regarding a difference between that protein disclosed by Tackett and the 25 kDa mitogens claimed herein, we must affirm the examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102. We also affirm the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because we are in agreement with the examiner that there is a substantial likelihood that the Tackett factor is a species of the claimed mitogenic factors. Anticipation is the epitome of obviousness.
*4 Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Maehama. The Maehama reference is a literature article by inventor Deuel and others. The information in this article corresponds substantially to that set forth in the specification of appellant's parent application. The article was published ten months subsequent to the filing of the parent application but more than one year prior to the filing date of the instant continuation-in-part application.
It is the examiner's position that the protein described in Maehama is the same as the protein claimed herein and, accordingly, anticipates the instant claims. On this point the examiner notes that appellant's claim language, which describes the protein in terms of its amino acid structure and cross reaction characteristics, does not differentiate the protein from that described in the Maehama article, which does not use the amino terminal sequence and cross-reaction characteristics to identify the protein. The examiner is also of the opinion that the claimed protein is so closely related in structure to that of Maehama, that the claimed protein would have been "structurally obvious."
Appellant proffers two somewhat inconsistent arguments against the examiner's positions. First, appellant urges that the Maehama publication constitutes appellant's own work and cannot be used against him because appellant is entitled to a priority filing date for everything disclosed in the parent application. Appellant urges that it is permissible to add disclosure to a parent application when that disclosure would have been obvious to one skilled in the art. Appellant comments that it would be "rank absurdity" to cite a publication against an applicant's claims when that publication has a filing date subsequent to an applicant's priority filing date.
Appellant has also attempted to "swear behind" the Maehama reference via a declaration filed under 37 CFR § 1.131.
With regard to the § 103 rejection over Maehama, appellant has taken a somewhat different tack. Appellant urges that the claims now contain certain sequencing information and relationships to rat epidermal growth factor, and that this is "new matter" which cannot be found in the Maehama reference. Appellant urges that Maehama does not evidence conception, appreciation or recognition of a substantial and significant part of the presently claimed invention.
Assuming, arguendo, that (1) this Board's analysis of the relationship of the instant and parent applications as set forth in the "Background" is correct, and (2) that the protein purified from prostate tissues as described in Protocol 1 of appellant's specification, which protocol is the same as that set forth in the '685 parent application, is the same protein as the protein purified utilizing Protocols 2 and 3, the Maehama reference, which has a publication date of November 1986, subsequent to the January 1986 filing date of the '685 application, would not ordinarily be available as a reference if the instant claims are directed to the same protein set forth in appellant's ' 685 application which protein is now defined using somewhat different descriptive parameters. This conclusion would be consistent with the examiner's position that the amino acid sequence is "an inherent characteristic of the protein" as is antisera binding (Answer, page 9).
*5 However, the language of the claims before us is such that the instant claims are not limited to the same protein described in the parent application but, rather, are broader in scope than what is disclosed in appellant's parent application. This is because the instant claims are of sufficient breadth to encompass proteins other than that described and enabled by the '685 parent application. There are several reasons for this.
First, parent application Serial No. 815,685 described and enabled preparation of a growth factor obtained from "purified rat prostate tissue." Claim 1 herein is not limited to a growth factor obtained from purified rat prostate tissue but, rather, covers any prostate tissue-derived growth factor regardless of species (human, rat, mouse, etc.) or source (tissue or secretions [FN5]). That this is so is evidenced by appellant's Brief which has never challenged the examiner's "anticipation" rejection over the Tackett reference on the grounds that the Tackett reference was directed to a growth factor derived from human prostate secretions [FN6] whereas the claims were directed to a growth factor derived from rat prostate tissue.
Second, subparagraph (b) of instant claim 1 describes the protein as having an amino terminal sequence "substantially identical" to the amino terminal sequence of the 6 kDa mature rat epidermal growth factor. This "substantially identical" limitation broadens the claim to cover more than just the rat tissue growth factor described and enabled by the parent application. On this point see again Figure 5 of the instant application which sets forth the amino terminal sequences for rat, mouse and human EGF. The N-terminal amino sequences may reasonably be said to be "substantially identical," albeit the sequences represent three similar but different factors derived from rat, mouse and humans respectively. Accordingly, interpreted in the light of appellant's disclosure, the phrase "substantially identical" as set forth in subparagraph (b) must necessarily broaden the scope of the claims to include prostate derived growth factors from species other than the rat species of the parent application so long as the amino terminal sequence is "substantially identical" to the amino terminal sequence of the 6 kDa mature rat epidermal growth factor.
Because the instant claims are broader in scope than the invention described in the '685 parent application, the Maehama literature article is available as a reference against the instant claims as a statutory bar thereto (35 U.S.C. § 102(b)) even though it represents appellant's own work.
*6 ... the description of a single embodiment of broadly claimed subject matter constitutes a description of the invention for anticipation purposes (see, e.g., In re Ruscetta, 45 CCPA 968, 255 F.2d 687, 118 USPQ 101 (1958), whereas the same information in the specification might not alone be enough to provide a description of that invention for purposes of adequate disclosure. See, e.g., In re Ahlbrecht, supra. There are other apparent anomalies between the requirements for claim-anticipating disclosures and for claim supporting disclosures. See, e.g., In re Hafner, 56 CCPA 1424, 410 F.2d 1403, 161 USPQ 783 (1969). If the law in these situations really produces inequities, the proper remedy is in Congress.
Although we have affirmed the examiner's rejection, our reasoning may have changed the basic thrust of the examiner's rejection. Accordingly, we designate this affirmance a new ground of rejection pursuant to 37 CFR 1.196(b).
Our review of this application reveals that appellant's specification has no statement therein regarding the utility of the claimed prostate-derived mitogens. We have also reviewed the references cited by the examiner and find no statement therein regarding the utility of such mitogens. We note that Tackett, pages 47 and 48, indicates that the role of the growth factor in controlling cell division and interactions with other factors was not understood as of 1985. Indeed, editorial comment inserted at the close of the Tackett article indicates that the finding of a growth promoting substance in the prostate and its secretions should not be misconstrued as evidence that it is the agent responsible for prostatic hyperplasia and that the significance of these "factors" was "unclear."
Maehama, page 8166, indicates that the activity of the prostate derived growth factor (PrDGF) is unique and that the mitogen has potential to mediate some of the activities related to prostatic growth, development, and, perhaps hyperplasia and neoplasia. Maehama does not indicate the exact nature of and use for PrDGF's activity. The abstract of the Maehama article indicates that PrDGF differs from other known growth factors in chemical composition and biological properties. We are uncertain regarding whether utility for the claimed mitogenic factors may be arrived at by analogy with other known growth factors.
*7 In re Hafner, 410 F.2d 1403, 161 USPQ 783 (CCPA 1969).
The examiner's rejections of claims 1 and 2 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 or, alternatively, 35 U.S.C. § 103 over either Tackett or Maehama are affirmed.
Any request for reconsideration or modification of this decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences based upon the same record must be filed within one month from the date hereof (37 CFR § 1.197).
With respect to the new rejection under 37 CFR § 1.196(b), should appellant elect the alternate option under that rule to prosecute further before the Primary Examiner by way of amendment or showing of facts, or both, not previously of record, a shortened statutory period for making such response is hereby set to expire two months from the date of this decision. In the event appellant elects this alternate option, in order to preserve the right to seek review under 35 U.S.C. §§ 141 or 145 with respect to the affirmed rejection, the effective date of the affirmance is deferred until conclusion of the prosecution before the examiner unless, as a mere incident to the limited prosecution, the affirmed rejection is overcome.
If the appellant elects prosecution before the examiner and this does not result in allowance of the application, abandonment or a second appeal, this case should be returned to us for final action on the affirmed rejection, including any timely request for reconsideration thereof.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). See the final rule notice, 54 F.R. 29548 (July 13, 1989), 1105 O.G. 5 (August 1, 1989).
FN1. A mitogen is a material which stimulates cell reproduction.
FN2. The amino acid content was set forth in the form of a table listing the amino acids contained in the protein recovered and their relative molar proportion per mole of protein. The amino acid sequence of the protein was not set forth.
FN3. Some hormones (insulin) and growth factors (EGF) are first expressed by the cells as a "pre-pro" protein which contains certain amino acid sequences which are not contained in the hormone or factor as used by the body. These "pre-pro" sequences are normally processed off the protein by the body prior to actual use.
FN4. See footnote 3 herein regarding the body's "processing" of a factor protein.
FN5. A protein secreted from a prostate gland would fall within the category of being "derived" from prostate tissue.
FN6. Clearly human prostate growth factor would not normally be expected to have the same amino acid sequence as rat prostate growth factor. See Figure 5 of the specification which depicts the amino acid sequences of rat, mouse and human EGF as being similar but different.
FN7. We recognize that appellant submitted an affidavit under Rule 131 to overcome the Maehama article as a reference. Such an affidavit is incompetent to overcome the reference because the reference, published November 1986, constitutes a statutory bar under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b). Rule 131 does not apply to overcoming statutory bars.


Almost 30 years ago, I began working at Ozanam Manor, St. Vincent de Paul's bridge shelter for the elderly and the disabled, as a case manager. Today, I'm the shelter's director and continue to serve our residents on a daily basis.
On a daily basis, our residents meet with case managers who help them look for permanent housing and, if possible, to secure employment. During all this time, I have not only learned many lessons, but I have consistently heard comments on homelessness that simply aren't true.
What follows are, in my opinion, the three biggest myths that continue to be out there about being homeless and the realities behind them.
1. Myth: Many homeless people want to be homeless.
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2. Myth: Homeless people are dangerous.
Fact: Homeless people or people suffering mental illness are probably no more dangerous than the general population. Like all large groups of people, a very few may be dangerous. Courtesy and common sense are recommended in interactions with homeless people on the street, as with strangers knocking at your door or in other similar situations. Volunteering at a well-run organization offering services to homeless people is a good way to have positive interactions.
3. Myth: People are homeless because they made mistakes in life.
Fact: We all make mistakes in life. Not all outcomes are under an individual's control. For example, probably almost all chronically homeless people had suffered traumatic experiences in childhood. These experiences are related to later emotional difficulties, such as hardship in school or development of mental illness, among others. Of course, not all children who have had trauma become homeless, but the risk is increased. On the other hand, people with supportive families or those who are enconomically secure, are more likely to survive making mistakes or suffering illeness or other misfortune without becoming homeless.