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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I'd like to see Moon's take on this thread haha.
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Not sure why I have said my piece about advanced stats in hockey and it gets tiresome hearing stats guys trot out their defenses ad nauseum using the same tired examples of how it is successful ignoring the fact that they were obvious to non-advanced stats guys as well (Tinordi's Kings and Wild examples) and ignoring the failures that they have trumped up as ready to break out.
I think that if Advanced stats people approached the subject of how they should be used with a little more give and take and were willing to admit that their are big flaws and they aren't 100% predictors more people would care but in my experience if anyone questions advanced stats they are labeled morons and old farts who are too stupid to understand the math. There seems to be 0 desire or ability to address the problems that advanced stats face in every sport especially hockey.
As for the article in question. Seems pretty stupid and short sighted. Sure Monahan has played sheltered minutes but so what? He is a 19 year old kid playing for a team with 0 play-off chances and 0 play-off expectations. He can continue to play those sheltered minutes all season long boosting hi confidence and learning the game.
Any inference to fans expecting 90+ points is stupid and just trying to justify his own desire to diss the fans that disagree with. I am one of the first to get tired of the overhyping/overrating of players by Flames fans the past few years and outside of a crazy few can't say I have seen anyone that I think that has these expectations. Fans are excited for his fast start but realize that he is not going to keep up the PPG pace.