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Old 08-23-2013, 06:03 PM   #9
Justin Azevedo
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this is one of the least-needed threads in the history of the internet.

takeaways are inherently good, but the situation which leads to them is bad. this is the reason guys like datsyuk and crosby have the most giveaways in the league - it's because they always have the puck on their stick. if a guy has a lot of takeaways, it suggests that most of the time when he's on the ice he's chasing the puck, not possessing it.

hits, takeaways, giveaways and blocks are very very subjective. they fluctuate by a huge margin rink to rink as there is no official definition for what constitutes a block, hit, etc.

more pims does not make a player more gritty or better in any way. the only thing penalties accomplish is hurting the team.

although i'm sure all of these points will be missed, this horrific, illogical attempt at the evaluation of players necessitated a response.

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