@DefenseMinister It applies to basically all criteria. Majority of teams missing are low spenders too.
25 May 2012, 11:13 am
@DefenseMinister It applies to basically all criteria. Majority of teams missing are low spenders too.

@mirtle OK, as long as we know the criteria. Your original post was about teams not making the playoffs, which is what I was addressing.
25 May 2012, 11:12 am
@mirtle OK, as long as we know the criteria. Your original post was about teams not making the playoffs, which is what I was addressing.

Reading @mirtle timeline -- baffling that some in media actually think Ilya Kovalchuk isn't team player or isn't gamer. Guy busts it.
25 May 2012, 11:12 am
Reading @mirtle timeline -- baffling that some in media actually think Ilya Kovalchuk isn't team player or isn't gamer. Guy busts it.

@DefenseMinister Won more than four playoff games in three years combined.
25 May 2012, 11:11 am
@DefenseMinister Won more than four playoff games in three years combined.

Has he seen Kovy's spearing retaliation Wed.? MT “@mirtle: DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created"
25 May 2012, 11:09 am
Has he seen Kovy's spearing retaliation Wed.? MT “@mirtle: DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created"

@mirtle I guess it depends on what you term "done anything" as. If it's making the playoffs, there are more teams than that on the list.
25 May 2012, 11:09 am
@mirtle I guess it depends on what you term "done anything" as. If it's making the playoffs, there are more teams than that on the list.

Bad media... RT @mirtle DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created, if that was the perception on him."
25 May 2012, 11:06 am
Bad media... RT @mirtle DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created, if that was the perception on him."

DeBoer on Kovalchuk: "From Day 1 he's been all in, team first, great teammate. I didn't see even a hint of that... So [it's] totally false."
25 May 2012, 11:05 am
DeBoer on Kovalchuk: "From Day 1 he's been all in, team first, great teammate. I didn't see even a hint of that... So [it's] totally false."

@mirtle is it lack of parity or GMs signing bad contracts & making poor draft choices to blame
25 May 2012, 11:05 am
@mirtle is it lack of parity or GMs signing bad contracts & making poor draft choices to blame

DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created, if that was the perception on him. I didn't see any of that."
25 May 2012, 11:04 am
DeBoer on perception Kovalchuk isn't team player: "I think it's media-created, if that was the perception on him. I didn't see any of that."

Milan Hejduk: Signs With Avs - YAHOO!
18 May 2012, 5:10 pm
Update: Hejduk signed a one-year deal with the Avalanche on Friday, James mirtle of the Globe & Mail reports. Recommendation: The 36-year-old was contemplating retirement at the end of March, but he's decided to return next year for another campaign.

Devils-Rangers links: The zen (and brutality) of deflections; John Tortorella's evil ways - NJ.com
18 May 2012, 3:01 pm
Love from the north country for the Devils - The Globe and Mail's James mirtle introduces Canadians to the new-look and lovable New Jersey Devils, "a team more people should be rooting for."

ESPN’s Colin Cowherd vs. NHL writers; longest game record; Roenick, Modano beards (Puck Headlines) - YAHOO!
17 May 2012, 3:02 pm
[Awful Announcing] • Here are John Tortorella's 13 minutes of media time from Thursday's conference call. [NYDN] • mirtle makes the case that the New Jersey Devils should be embraced by Canadians: "To many, the Devils are still this no-nonsense ...

Minor Baseball: Jepson swings big bat for 'Dogs - Kamloops Daily News Online
15 May 2012, 10:25 am
In another game, Nolan Austin hit a grand slam and Marcus Kyle hit a three-run homer as the Expos dumped Chase 14-0. Jarrett mirtle and Jack Ryan pitched the shutout. The Mets went on to defeat Chase 15-8. The Yankees and Blue Jays tied one on in an 11-11 game.

Do refs swallow their whistles when the NHL playoffs start? - The Business Journal
10 May 2012, 5:09 am
"Going back the last 10 years, that's been typical," writes James mirtle in the Globe and Mail. "Penalty calls don't drop in the postseason, and in the last few seasons, they've even gone up. This likely has come as the league pushes officials to keep ...

Alex Ovechkin shoots while sitting down - Washington Post
9 May 2012, 11:18 pm
“Ovechkin’s 0.60 playoff goals per game is better than Gretzky, Bure, Kurri, Hull (both), etc,” James mirtle noted. “Only Lemieux, Bossy, Richard and Neely higher.” “Ovechkin’s 30th career playoff goal ties him with Peter Bondra ...

Highlights from Gary Bettman’s “over-hyped” update on Coyotes sale - NBC Sports
7 May 2012, 8:29 pm
James mirtle and others provide Bettman’s “over-hyped” comment. “I think what was over-hyped was our mere presence [in Phoenix],” Bettman said. “We don’t have a formal update to make.” Here are some other details gathered from ...