Hockey (and Football for that matter) advanced stats movement is still stuck on the 'we're smarter than you' stage.
Baseball went through a similar phase in the Moneyball days. Then that infamous A's draft/prospect class discussed in the book was a huge bust and they realized that the old school ways have a place and the stats are just a piece of the puzzle and those 'dumb' scouts help too.
Once they can get beyond the straw-men arguments (no one things Monahan is going to score to 100 points or that the Flames are going to be contenders this year after 5 games) and add to the discussion instead of trying to prove how smart they are.. they'll reach the respect level they want.
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