Talk:Brendan Morrison/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Resolute 21:18, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

• The lead implies that Morrison won the BCHL rookie of the year award, but the body says he was only his confererence's winner, which implies to me that he was simply a finalist for the league award. Could you ensure these two statements are consistent with each other?

I did some clarifying so that it doesn't seem like he was just a finalist. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• His very high scoring totals with Pitt Meadows in what I presume was the BC Midget AAA league stood out on the scoring table. Is there anything about this that could be mentioned in the article body? Also, not a required addition but since I am curious, I presume he went the Junior A route so he could play in the NCAA. Did he receive any offers from WHL teams to play?

I tried doing some research on his minor hockey days, but couldn't find much detail. Because I can't say whether it was at the midget or bantam level, I didn't wanna expand on it in the prose. I could still add it and simply have something that says, "Before his junior career, Morrison played with the Ridge Meadows ... and scored x amount of points...." What do you think? Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "He played on a line with fellow freshman Jason Botterill; the two went on to play together throughout their college career." - If Morrison was a sophomore, how could Botterill be a "fellow freshman"? Also, the second half of that sentence can be simplified to just "...the two played together throughout their college careers."

Oops. That should've been written after his freshman year. Fixed. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "Michigan's championship-winning team that year included five future NHL players – Morrison, Botterill, Blake Sloan, John Madden, Marty Turco, and Bill Muckalt." - by my count, that's six.

Ha. Indeed it is. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "Morrison was pointless in two games with Trebic, while recording seven points in five games with Pardubice." the use of "while" suggests he was playing with both teams at the same time. Perhaps chane to "but recorded seven points in five games with Pardubice"? Also, do you know if there is any reason why he left Trebic after two games?

Fixed. No idea why he left though. Elias had similar games totals with both teams, so they were moving around together.. that's all I know about it though. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "Morrison replaced Andrew Cassels as the centreman on the team's first line with wingers Markus Näslund and Todd Bertuzzi.[25] He went on to record his three best statistical seasons in the NHL while playing with Näslund and Bertuzzi." Bit redundant to mention Naslund and Bertuzzi twice in such quick succession.

Replaced "Naslund and Bertuzzi" with "the two wingers." Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "He won his hearing and was signed by the team to a two-year, US$4.6 million contract" - My personal viewpoint, but it might be more accurate to say "he won his hearing and was awarded a two-year contract" Feel free to disregard though.

No, I agree. Done. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "Facing elimination in game six of the opening round against the Calgary Flames, Morrison scored there minutes into the contest's third overtime session to force a seventh game." - Aaarrrrrgh! ;)

Hey now, we both know how that series ended! Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• IMO, since the SEL (and perhaps even the Czech Extraliga) is a top-level league, that Morrison played for Lingkopings should be noted in the lead and infobox

Added Linkopings into lead and infobox, but I would be hesitant to add Parbudice, seeing as he was with them for such a brief time. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• I am trying to recall Morrison's departure from Vancouver. Was there a sense from Morrison that it was time to move on?

I'll try to look for something. I can't remember either though. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "Considered to be a replacement for Andy McDonald as the team's second-line centre, Morrison struggled in his short tenure with the Ducks." The reality of his demotion to the fourth line makes a bit of a mockery of this consideration. Perhaps reword to "While it was hoped he could be a replacement for Andy McDonald as the team's second-line centre, Morrison struggled in his short tenure with the Ducks"?

Done. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• "He finished the campaign with 42 points in 74 games with the Capitals, his highest points total in three years." - don't need the second mention of "points".

Done. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• The Transaction section seems superfluous given all of those points are already noted in the article body.

I suppose I have a habit of always adding this section to players' articles. I wouldn't press on the issue, but I like having it there. I think it provides a nice summary in the same way that the stats table does, even though all the single-season totals are mentioned in the prose as well. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• Numerous newspaper references are missing author information, but the references themselves are all good

Added authors where available. Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

• Images good, NPOV, no edit wars, etc.

As usual, well written overall. Mostly nitpicks on my part, and small changes required. As such, I'm placing this article on hold. Cheers, Resolute 21:18, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for another review! Glad there's an article we can both be happy about lol. Cheers, Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 20:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Looks good, passing. Congrats! Resolute 23:25, 15 June 2011 (UTC)