# Talk:Derick Brassard

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Reviewer: Mike Christie (talk · contribs) 13:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

I'll review this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 13:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
Images are appropriately tagged.

What makes thehockeywriters.com a reliable source?
The Hockey Writers has been used as a source in multiple hockey GAs and FAs, including Ray Emery and James van Riemsdyk. Unlike FanSided, which is not considered a reliable source because of its reliance on community contributions, writers for THW are vetted through an application process and are compensated for their work.
That sounds like it qualifies; can you point me at anything to support that?  I had a look on the site for an "about" page or something along those lines and couldn't find anything. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
From the job openings page, I can see evidence of compensation, as well as a vetting process that requires experience working in hockey journalism, and testimonials from writers for Sportsnet and NBC Sports, both reputable.
I'm going to post at WT:HOCKEY and try to get some more input, and will ping you to that. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:07, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
That discussion had two comments, both of which were that the source is not reliable enough for a GA. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 23:41, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
"currently an unrestricted free agent": needs an "as of" date.
Added clarifier. One of my pet peeves is at the end of any athletic season, all FAs will have their bios updated to say "currently a free agent" in violation of MOS:CURRENTLY.
"centering the fourth line": jargon; can we link to something in the Glossary of ice hockey terms that explains this?
Added link to Line (ice hockey).
Just spent the weekend in Baltimore with my daughter, whose partner is a hockey fan and who educated me about offside and icing.  I think I'm going to shortly lose my sensitivity to jargon. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
"who needed to stymie the gaps in the line-up caused by other injuries": I don't think "stymie" is the word you're looking for; it means to obstruct.
Rephrased to after several other player injuries created gaps in the line-up. I believe the word I was thinking of was "staunch", but that may run afoul of MOS:IDIOM.
I would probably have let "staunch" go, but it's fine as you have it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
"Should Brassard re-sign with the Avalanche for the upcoming season, the Panthers would also receive a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft": now the date has passed, this should be rephrased to make it clear that the clause was not exercised.
Done.
The career statistics section is unsourced.
Added.
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 13:52, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Mike Christie All comments have been addressed. I appreciate your spotchecks; I also wanted to call your attention to Earwig's Copyvio Detector, which can detect close paraphrasing and other copyright issues by comparing the article to its sources. It works better for articles that utilize primarily online sources, which my athlete bios do. — GhostRiver 15:04, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the pointer to Earwig; I will be using that as well as doing spotchecks for all my reviews from now on.  This article came up clean except for unavoidable strings from the statistics. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
A couple of spotchecks:

FN 57 cites "He was particularly successful with Nash in February, recording 14 points in a 15-game span when paired with the captain": technically this isn't just February as it says "month-plus span" and is dated 6 March.  I don't regard this as failing verification but I would tweak the wording.
Changed to around the month of February.
FN 28 cites "Despite this setback, Brassard scored five goals and 20 assists in his first 21 games with Syracuse, and he received an invitation to play in the 2008 AHL All-Star Game shortly before being called up to Columbus on January 10, 2008": verified.
FN 137 cites "Although the Islanders were eliminated from the postseason by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals": verified.
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 22:27, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
GhostRiver, just checking in to see if you're going to be able to get back to this soon. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 08:28, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Mike Christie added more comments. — GhostRiver 16:00, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Just the source issue left.  Earwig came up with nothing but statistics strings. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 23:44, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
GhostRiver, a reminder -- the only thing preventing promotion at the moment is the use of thehockeywriters.com, per the comments at WT:HOCKEY. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 10:11, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
GhostRiver, another nudge.  I would hate to fail this for inactivity -- all that needs to be done for it to pass is to remove thehockeywriters.com source. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 10:31, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
Since that was the only issue, I've removed the source and the text it supports myself.  The text can be restored if another source is found.  Passing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 10:29, 3 October 2022 (UTC)