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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 17h

All of my NHL previews are done. You can find one for all 32 teams in this thread.

Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The punishment in the church league I played in in Mississippi was to sing the national anthem at the next year's draft. Let me tell you, all of us were terrified of doing that

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Trying out something different while we wait for summer to end. Taking a look back at Carl Hagelin, the perfect depth player for 2010s contenders bfarrell27.substack.com/p/remember-a...

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Remember a Guy: Carl Hagelin

The perfect complementary player for a contender

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I went down a rabbit hole recently and found that there were not one, but two instances of an NHL team scoring nine unanswered goals on the same night. Oh, and it just so happened to be on the same night as the famous Patrik Stefan miss. Let's talk about it. bfarrell27.substack.com/p/january-4-...

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January 4, 2007: A crazy night of hockey

Let's turn back the clock

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I took a look at Macklin Celebrini's new contract, what that means for the Sharks going forward and what San Jose's approach to team building has looked like so far. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Macklin Celebrini will be the NHL's highest-paid player. Now what?

The Sharks have locked down their superstar, but there's still work to do

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's possible that no rebuilding team has ever had a worse week than the Anaheim Ducks open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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The Anaheim Ducks' very bad week

How to squander all goodwill in just a few days

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Took some time and compiled some thoughts on the most fun Sharks season in years, even if it didn't have a happy ending bfarrell27.substack.com/p/the-2025-2...

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The 2025-26 San Jose Sharks: A magical season that came up just short

San Jose engineered a tremendous turnaround, but it wasn't enough to make the playoffs

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I hate when people evaluate players using just their point totals. But when it comes to young players, is the production all that matters? bfarrell27.substack.com/p/learning-t...

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Learning to like points (for young players)

If a young player is scoring but not driving play, should we care?

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The San Jose Sharks' underlying numbers have improved dramatically since the Olympic break, thanks in large part to Macklin Celebrini open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Celebrini propelling San Jose to new heights

San Jose has seen an uptick in its underlying numbers since the Olympic break, mostly thanks to its teenage superstar

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A year ago, they Washington Capitals were the model team for re-tooling iron the fly instead of tanking. But after a disappointing season thus far, now what? open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Everybody wanted to be the Washington Capitals. Now what?

There's not always gold at the end of the "rebuild on the fly" rainbow

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A year ago, they Washington Capitals were the model team for re-tooling iron the fly instead of tanking. But after a disappointing season thus far, now what? open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Everybody wanted to be the Washington Capitals. Now what?

There's not always gold at the end of the "rebuild on the fly" rainbow

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on track to make the playoffs despite looking like they were heading straight toward a rebuild six months ago. Here's how: open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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The Pittsburgh Penguins are still here

Somehow, the Penguins returned

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Latest from the newsletter: the Kings overhauled their roster in free agency, and they made themselves worse in the process open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Seattle Kraken are in a playoff spot. One problem: They stink open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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The Seattle Kraken are an outlier

The Kraken are in playoff contention despite abysmal underlying numbers

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Some Sunday reading: I took a look at Will Smith's hot second half and how he turned things around. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Taking a deeper look at Will Smith's second half

The Sharks rookie found his game as the season went on

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Latest from my newsletter: let's talk about Nikolaj Ehlers and how his move to Carolina might be the beginning of more opportunity. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Nikolaj Ehlers is finally getting his moment in the sun

Carolina's betting big on a long-underrated winger

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Before/after a long day of playing the Jet Lag home game in Denver yesterday. Survived a hailstorm, walked ~20,000 steps and had a great time. @adamchase.bsky.social @thewheatgerm.bsky.social @samfromwendover.bsky.social

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Let's talk about Thomas Harley open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Figured it was about time for a post about Macklin Celebrini. 18-year-olds (especially one with a summer birthday) aren't supposed to do this

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Talking this week about Ole Miss' first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2001 and where things went wrong for Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/3...

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3/26/25: Ole Miss advances to Sweet 16, while Bulldogs' drought continues

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2025-03-26 · 38m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The SEC men's basketball tournament is this week, so we have you covered on everything you need to know for Mississippi State and Ole Miss. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/3...

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3/10/2025: SEC men's basketball tournament preview

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2025-03-11 · 33m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Ole Miss baseball has a director of analytics. What does that entail? Some words on college baseball analytics, how a longtime head coach tries to stay ahead of the curve and a Long Islander calling Oxford home. www.djournal.com/sports/colle...

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Meet Ole Miss baseball’s analytics guru

OXFORD – Chris Goudoras remembers his first important meeting since joining the Ole Miss baseball staff in 2018.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I am genuinely afraid watching sports will take a decade off my life

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Catching up on stuff from over the weekend, so here's some basketball Egg Bowl numbers. Mississippi State dominated on the boards. Lots of trips to the charity stripe in this one, too.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This week's podcast is up. Talking about Mississippi State's blowout home loss to Mizzou, Auburn pulling away from Ole Miss and if it's time for either/both schools to hit the panic button. t.co/V3Jg8w3BdX

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Charts from yesterday's Ole Miss and Mississippi State games. With both teams on skids lately, is it panic time yet?

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I've posted a few times about something I've made up called CAVEMAN MODE. Now that a full season has gone by, here are some season-long numbers on it. open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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A year of CAVEMAN MODE: How I learned to love the run game

A very stupid way to look at Establishing The Run

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Podcast is up. Talking Mississippi State-Alabama last night after another frustrating close loss at home to a top team. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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1/30/25: Mississippi State comes up just short against Alabama

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 01/30/2025 · 29m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Not a lot of defense in Starkville last night. Defensive rebounding hadn't really been an issue for Mississippi State, but that's back-to-back games now where the Bulldogs have given up a ton of offensive rebounds.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Not much has gone Ole Miss' way lately after three straight losses, but the one thing the Rebels have done really well this year is winning the turnover battle. They don't turn the ball over and force a ton of turnovers on defense.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Mentioned on the podcast this week that, while A&M has had its issues shooting the ball, the Aggies would have a big advantage on the boards. That's pretty much what happened.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This week's podcast is up. On last night's national championship game and basketball Egg Bowls podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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Justify Your Existence

Sports Podcast · 224 Episodes · Updated Daily

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

This week's podcast is up. On last night's national championship game and basketball Egg Bowls podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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Justify Your Existence

Sports Podcast · 224 Episodes · Updated Daily

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Talking about the Anaheim Ducks, Lukas Dostal and how they're doing the same thing to him that they did to John Gibson open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Talked about Ole Miss' win in the Gator Bowl, plus Mississippi State's basketball teams' start to conference play, on this week's podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

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1/7/25: Ole Miss runs away with Gator Bowl, plus Bulldogs on the hardwood

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2025-01-06 · 29m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

New newsletter this morning. On my trip to New Orleans, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders fan experience open.substack.com/pub/bfarrell...

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So your NFL team might finally be good, now what?

On Jayden Daniels and embracing hope

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

This week on the podcast, I talked with the Daily Journal's Michael Katz about Ole Miss' season, the Rebels heading to the Gator Bowl and more. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

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12/13/24: Wrapping up Ole Miss' football season with Michael Katz

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2024-12-13 · 35m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Full regular season Big Throw/Turnover Worthy Play differential from Power 4 QBs.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Last regular season CAVEMAN MODE update, and it's a doozy. This week features a snow game in Columbia, UConn-UMass nonsense and plenty of bragging rights.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I'm rebooting my Substack to write about the occasional sports analytics thoughts that pop into my head. As someone who has watched way too much Sharks hockey this year, I've been thinking a lot about point-per-game Mikael Granlund. bfarrell27.substack.com/p/mikael-gra...

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Mikael Granlund and point compilers

How points can struggle to capture a player's value

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I'm doing two podcasts this week for the Egg Bowl, one from the Mississippi State side and one for Ole Miss. Here's the Mississippi State episode with the Commercial Dispatch's Benjamin Rosenberg. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

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11/26/2024: Egg Bowl Preview Part 1 with Benjamin Rosenberg

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2024-11-26 · 30m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This past weekend's CAVEMAN MODE games, featuring traffic cop Cam Skattebo and Kansas smacking Colorado

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Ole Miss heads to Gainesville this week, and Florida's kind of been a weird team all year. Instability at QB and a volatile defense will do that.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Latest podcast episode is up. Talking Gators-Ole Miss with the Gainesville Sun's (and fellow Alligator alum) Noah Ram. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

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11/20/24: Heading to the Swamp w/ Noah Ram

Podcast Episode · Justify Your Existence · 2024-11-20 · 36m

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Every week, I've been posting about something I've called CAVEMAN MODE. It's pretty simple: -Positive EPA per rush -At least 50% success rate on the ground -Run the ball at least 60% of the time. Here's last week's CAVEMAN MODE games plus the complete list for this season.

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Brendan Farrell @bfarrell727.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Taking a look at SEC pass rushers, split up between EDGE and interior linemen. Doesn't really matter where it comes from, someone from the Ole Miss front is getting home.

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