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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I get the point you are trying to make.
But when I read the bolded, I get the impression that you are drawing conclusions from the stats, as opposed to looking at the facts.
Sieloff, by pretty much all accounts, is an excellent skater - probably better than both Regehr and Sarich at the same age.
He is also a good passer (or at least not bad). His shot needs work. And his stickhandling also needs work, but has improved considerably since last year, as per his US national team coach.
There is no question that Sieloff's game needs work before he is ready for the NHL. But to say he is weak in all those areas, simply because of his point totals from a very small sample size, would be inaccurate at best
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The problem is people are inferring that low offensive production in junior translates to a low percentage a 'stay at home' D-man makes the NHL. To support that inference you would need to review the population, or an appropriate sample of the population, to prove that a lower then normal percentage of players with 'stay at home' D with low offensive production make the NHL.
People misuse statistics all of the time to form false conclusions. Some are getting upset that people are 'disregarding' the statistics. I won't speak for anyone else. But I haven't seen anything here that supports the inference being made. In absence of that I trust the professional scouts. And I haven't heard any concerns from them that Sieloff's game won't translate to the NHL.