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Counterpoint: how much editorial independence did the union ever actually secure for the writing staff? The answer is “no more than they already had pre-union,” and certainly not “enough to insulate editorial decisions from business pressures.”

If the answer is “no,” you better get yourself a union.

That’s from their outdoor game against the CWHL at the 2016 Winter Classic in Foxborough. Not a typical game, but probably an even worse indictment of their viability.

Yea, infrastructure is a necessary component of increasing density. So it has to be a managed process—building a high-rise on Capitol Hill in DC tomorrow would be a nightmare—but accepting the basic premise of density is the sine qua non of moving towards more affordable housing.

There’s a basic disconnect between supply and demand created by terrible land-use policies. If a developer is only going to be able to build 100 units on a plot that 1000 people would happily live together on, you can be damn well sure those are going to be high-end units that will fetch a premium.

Density. Density is the only answer.

Capuano is a bad coach, but let’s not let that distract from the tire fire that has been Snow’s management the past two years. Replacing Okposo and Nielsen with the Ghost of Andrew Ladd and a pocketful of pixie dust for Strome and Nelson was going to end terribly with Scotty Bowman behind the bench.

“Around 20%”—which is a ludicrous expectation for anyone, considering even Stamkos has a career percentage below 18—is still a pretty sizable drop-off from where he is right now.

Genuinely curious how Deadspin would handle a famous female athlete—say, Lindsey Vonn—tweeting some sexytimes meant for a DM

I just know that Sprint Center made overtures to the Predators, Penguins, and Islanders in years past. No idea about current efforts, but it’s there to be had.

Arguing that arena subsidies take away from other public projects reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of political economy—people don’t pay for the schools not because the money has already been earmarked for an arena, but because they don’t give a shit about the schools. That’s why the money was on the table to…

Kansas City has a new-ish facility that still lacks an anchor tenant. But my money would be on Seattle getting their act together and adding a new team.

One of the strangest things is that despite the terrible business record, the Coyotes have arguably been the most successful model of “growing the game” outside of traditional markets in the way Bettman always envisioned. They helped stimulate the expansion of D-I NCAA hockey to their market, and were the hook that…

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Arizona Coyotes are a hockey team that nobody really wants.

Not sure how being the 3rd-most successful team in their own division over that span is anything close to “way better than mediocre.”

Pedantry is . . . not a response.

So you concede Smart is among the worst in the League, but complain he’s singled out because he plays for a team no one has cared about for the last 5 years?

The cynic in me has to wonder how much the Blackhawks are kicking themselves for giving up Teravainen to move this contract when apparently they could have just LTIR’d it.

I would like to see more context for this quote, because standing alone it seems kind of silly, but there’s a point it could be serving.