Central Division NHL Sharp Shooter

Friday, Minnesota placed forward Tyson Jost on waivers for the purposes of being sent to the AHL Iowa Wild. He was in Jordan Greenway's absence to injury afforded an opportunity to slot up the lineup - but it didn't go to plan. After starting his NHL time in Colorado to have that organization feel a change of scenery for player and team was in the best interest of both - the "fresh start" for Jost hasn't jump started it as Minnesota or Jost had hoped. Does he clear waivers, at 2M against the cap salary, he probably does, because of his inability to be a consistently impactful top9 player, and Jost hardly has the attributes to be playing fourth line in the NHL.  Remember there was a time in Colorado where the theory was. "if only" Jost was playing with the top6 players narrative. Thing is, it seems as his time in Minnesota confirms, regardless of whom Jost is playing with, slotted alongside - he doesn't seem to add value to the players around him. By ...

Let's begin with a little unknown fact about the audio Central Division Hockey - The Podcasts. They are scripted. One thing maddening about it was the free transcription the podcast host site I was using, well, let's say it was so bad, I simply figured out how to turn it off. This blogger page was to be used as a complimentary piece to the podcast and I also didn't want it to be the audio podcast transcriptions posted either. It's funny you know how counter to the local media based or the big corporate network coverage all in all that you want to have something counter to it - but let's be clear - I believe it still needs that paid journalistic approach to it.  While we can lament for example, hockey's most read blog: Eliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts becoming - well less thoughts - our smart phones and sites full of fancy stats at our fingertips - you forgot how you use to have to read the sports section to keep up on your favorite team. Even as I complete a p...