# better worse (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover better worse. Page: Feed: --- ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Grading all the most common forward line combinations and defense pairs](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-grading-all) _2026-08-27 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ A look at Dallas’ chemistry. ## [Doing what I can when I’m certain I can’t](https://lorewilbert.com/p/doing-what-i-can-when-im-certain) _2026-08-25 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ A little bit of everything ## [Stars Stuff: Revisiting Dallas’ neutral zone defense, fan faith in the front office, and a quick word on the Stars prospect rankings](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/stars-stuff-revisiting-dallas-neutral) _2026-08-25 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ We’re running the gamut. ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Jim Nill lost this year’s battle. But has he lost the war?](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-jim-nill-lost) _2026-08-20 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Reviewing Nill’s 2025-2026 season. ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Special teams were an asset for the Dallas Stars. Here's why there's just one (small) caveat.](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-special-teams) _2026-08-19 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Reviewing Dallas’ special teams. ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Glen Gulutzan and digging into the weeds of his systems shift from DeBoer, and some curious patterns when trailing](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-glen-gulutzan) _2026-08-18 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Reviewing the head coach's 2025-2026 season. ## [I've Been Keeping A Secret](https://lorewilbert.com/p/ive-been-keeping-a-secret) _2026-08-17 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Keeping a secret can be a kindness ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Jake Oettinger and the paradox of strong numbers in a struggling season](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-jake-oettinger) _2026-08-13 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Reviewing Oettinger's 2025-2026 season. ## [Everyone Wants to be Honest, No One Wants to Cry in Front of You](https://lorewilbert.com/p/everyone-wants-to-be-honest-no-one) _2026-08-11 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Being who we are, for better or worse ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Casey DeSmith once again proves he's more than just backup](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-casey-desmith) _2026-08-11 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Reviewing another quality backup season from a quality career backup. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TE6Ixm34ebdw) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Esa Lindell once again keeps the neutral zone gates locked](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-esa-lindell) _2026-08-06 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Revisiting Dallas' PK HQ. ## [I'm Obsessed with You and It's Making Me Sicker](https://lorewilbert.com/p/im-obsessed-with-you-and-its-making) _2026-08-05 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ A measles outbreak, a corrupt and crooked billionaire president, a generation of estranged families, fast fashion, and #booktok ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Can the Tyler Myers addition develop into something more?](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-can-the-tyler) _2026-08-05 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Not ideal. But not without hope? ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Miro Heiskanen falls out of the Norris race, but still remains a part of the conversation](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-miro-heiskanen) _2026-08-04 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Another stable, great year for the Finnish superstar. ## [16 Unrelated Things I'm Thinking About](https://lorewilbert.com/p/16-unrelated-things-im-thinking-about) _2026-08-03 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Starting EMDR again, chaotic people, nail polish, red flags, summer bouquets, a book about hope ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Nils Lundkvist becomes an unlikely beacon of stability](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-nils-lundkvist) _2026-08-03 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Revisiting the year for the Swedish blue liner. ## [Upon the Death of My Dog (or your dog)](https://lorewilbert.com/p/upon-the-death-of-my-dog) _2026-07-31 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ The universality and specificity of grief ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Lian Bichsel still has plenty of development runway after an incomplete season](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-lian-bichsel) _2026-07-31 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ Still young. Still talented. But what's next? ## [Stars Stuff: Reframing the 'are they better or worse' question, answering your Discord mailbag questions, and early Central rankings](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/stars-stuff-reframing-the-are-they) _2026-07-30 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ We're running the gamut! ## [2025-2026 Report Card: Thomas Harley wasn't himself. But what part of his year was the aberration, and which might not be?](https://dcastillo.substack.com/p/2025-2026-report-card-thomas-harley) _2026-07-30 · David Castillo · Stars Stack_ A controversial season for some clear and some not-so clear reasons. ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/87m01bj3vkrG) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Re-Membering The Fractured Self](https://lorewilbert.com/p/re-membering-the-fractured-self) _2026-07-20 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ I used to be a happy person ## [A Quiver-Full Woman's Work is Never Done](https://lorewilbert.com/p/a-quiver-full-womans-work-is-never) _2026-07-09 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Wake up, she's just getting started ## [A Users Guide to Sayable + Substack](https://lorewilbert.com/p/a-users-guide-to-sayable-substack) _2026-07-07 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Get free months of Sayable, a book from me, and top posts ## [Where are the Older Trad-Wives?](https://lorewilbert.com/p/where-are-the-older-trad-wives) _2026-07-06 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ You Do Not Have to Be Good ## [When Life is Derailed by Life](https://lorewilbert.com/p/when-life-is-derailed-by-life) _2026-07-01 · Lore Wilbert · S A Y A B L E_ Unplanned, unforeseen, and sometimes unwanted ## [Avril Lavigne Isn’t Dead: Putting an End to the Conspiracy Theory](https://www.sydney-yaeko.com/artsandculture/avril-lavigne-isnt-dead) _2024-09-29 · Sydney Yaeko · Culture - Sydney Yaeko_ How the music industry indirectly convinced an entire generation of a conspiracy theory