I dunno, but it seems like institutional decay tends to stem from a progression of luxurious ignorance to creeping fear of vulnerability, then desperate overreaction that drives the final nail home.
Robert Tiffin
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Independent beat writer covering the Dallas Stars My site: starsthoughts.com I also write for D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/writers/robert-tiffin/
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Episode 19 - Travel Agency, More Columbus Cuts, and Assigning Your Summer Reading
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Had to say goodbye today to Lady Byng today, my constant writing buddy and best friend for 15 years. Did my best to put it into words. Give your dog some extra love for me today if you can. www.shapshotshockey.com/p/saying-goo...
Saying goodbye to my best writing buddy the only way I know how
I've never known an adult life without Lady Byng, my mornings will never be the same. And I'm so thankful for what she gave us.
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in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this
One week from today, Gavin is hosting an in-person meetup and live podcast at BoomerJack's in Fairview! Here's everything you need to know about it (and a couple things you definitely don't need to know but will be told by me anyway). www.starsthoughts.com/p/everything...
Everything You Need to Know about the August 11th Dallas Hockey Meetup at BoomerJack's
It's gonna be a fun time
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This is the absolute best hockey book to read during the summer. I defy anyone not to get a bit misty-eyed when going through this in August.
On October 25 last year, the Stars recovered from a rough first period to out-shoot and out-score the eventual Stanley Cup champions. How Dallas beat Carolina that time could be a pretty good recipe for winning a lot of games this year, too. www.starsthoughts.com/p/how-the-st...
How the Stars Beat the Hurricanes Last Year, and Whether They Can Do It Again
As with most things, it isn't as simple as we'd prefer
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Purple connections is just outright bad today. Contorted and unclever.
Putting felt protectors on the feet of my furniture to protect whatever this weird LVP floor is. I’m sure it’ll all get scuffed anyway, but this is my one allotted phase of naïveté, and I’m enjoying it.
Last year saw Dallas try out a lot of unique line combinations. So, let's try to predict a few of the more surprising combinations we could see this year. www.starsthoughts.com/p/predicting...
Predicting Three Unpredictable Forward Line Combinations for the 2026-27 Dallas Stars
Things don't always go to plan, but that's not always a bad thing
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Tons of new info on the Victory+ situation here. Highly recommended. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Gruninger out as Victory+ CEO after platform loses its third partner in 15 days
Due to the recent exodus of three rightsholders, an inability to secure crucial financing and a now-tenuous future, the streaming platform Victory+ has removed founder Neil Gruninger as CEO, multiple ...
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Ran across this Robertson shot from a post-deadline game against Chicago. Goes from facing the wall with top-down pressure to generating a dangerous shot with a teammate in place for a rebound chance. Slick work.
Tons of new info on the Victory+ situation here. Highly recommended. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Gruninger out as Victory+ CEO after platform loses its third partner in 15 days
Due to the recent exodus of three rightsholders, an inability to secure crucial financing and a now-tenuous future, the streaming platform Victory+ has removed founder Neil Gruninger as CEO, multiple ...
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Listen to today's episode of AI Hockey with @seanshapiro.bsky.social, in which we discuss the cost of NHL simulcasts, Dylan Larkin's birthday, and why neither we nor anyone else saw Tenet. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/50AW... Other places, too!
Episode 18 - Simulcasts, Following the Money, and an Awkward Birthday
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Wednesday is the new Thursday, or at least it is this week for @tiffin.bsky.social and I. Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey Episode 18 is live at 2:30 Et/1:30 CT. Join us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvEA...
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After being all cynical on Monday, let's get optimistic today. Here's why you might be quite justified in hoping that Dallas can do great things in 2026-27: www.starsthoughts.com/p/contemplat...
Contemplating the Best-Case Scenarios for the Dallas Stars This Year
Let's skip to the felicitous
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I can assure you that we have our best people on the case today. Talk to y’all tomorrow.
Sean Shapiro@seanshapiro.bsky.social · last wk.Programming note: because of technical challenges/moving related things for @tiffin.bsky.social, Algorithmically Incorrect Hockey will be on Thursday this week. Thank you for understanding.
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Little bit of a treat/punishment for folks today, as I dove back into a hyper-specific 2006 memory (with some terrible photos) in search of a comparison for this year's Dallas Stars team. Sorry/you're welcome. www.starsthoughts.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to Be Patient without Compromising Your Expectations: A Trip Back to 2006
Some of y'all have been around the block a time or two
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Hypothetically speaking, let's get cynical, cynical www.starsthoughts.com/p/pondering-...
Pondering the Worst-Case Scenarios for the Dallas Stars This Year
It's a Garfield kinda Monday
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Some Thoughts on What We Learned about Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars This Week
A little, but maybe a lot
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I think it’s ridiculous that we live in a world where a guy can’t even smoke a cigar in a Rainforest Cafe in peace anymore.
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Episode 17 - Wrapping up the Jason Robertson Saga, the Intersection of Sports and Movies, and the Incredible Journey of a Certain Dog
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3 takeaways from Jason Robertson's media availability just now: -Says he's glad they avoided arbitration. -"At the end of the day, it's a business." -"Not everything on the internet's real."
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Jim Nill also said the Stars are looking at doing some kind of preseason double-headers startingin 2027 in order to get younger players more NHL action before the season starts. Full quote:
One other Jim Nill quote as I transcribe this whole presser: "Tyler Seguin, the anticipation is he’s gonna be healthy. Roope Hintz is back healthy. So we’ve really, you look at our team that was in the playoffs, we're actually a better team than was in the playoffs last year."