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Old 01-22-2014, 09:07 AM   #61
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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn View Post
True, however I think Burke is right in saying that using a similiar strategy or system in hockey is a completely different ball game (parden the pun). There are no full count, two out, bases loaded scenario's in hockey.
Also all of the Moneyball teams realized that looking at numbers wasn't really working (see the Moneyball draft for an example) and went back to scouting.

There is also a ton more value in a moneyball format in a league without a salary cap where you're dealing with teams with payrolls of $230 million competing with teams with payrolls of $50 million. The shorter entry level deals also limit the extent you can exploit that since for example the Flames only have Monahan at a small cap hit for three years.
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