To stretch or not to stretch?


So here is the question: Does stretching matter before a run?

I've been having shin splints. It hasn't slowed me down. But not much does. When I want to run, I'm going and that's then end of that. Still, I want to be able to run without the pain and I think that if I start stretching, then I'll get rid of the pain. So I started researching. I've known how to stretch for years; by playing hockey, soccer and just keeping fit I've learned so many different warm-up and cool down techniques that I don't really think that I need help. But with the shin-splints, I'm open to suggestions of how to get rid of them.

I started to look at some websites and I found a few interesting things:
Then when I started thinking about stretching before running, I looked into a few things. There are too many websites with running stretches. A few are:
So I have learned that stretching after running is important. I am going to start stretching before hand with the 9 running stretches and who knows, maybe I'll run faster. I think I'll treat it like the magnet bracelets that some  people where. It may help, and it can't hurt. As a matter of fact, I think I might start using one of those bracelets. LOL, what's the worst that could happen? I'll be out $20... Maybe the bracelet will fix my shin splints.
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