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CaptainCrunch · 11-10-2014, 05:53 PM

If the money ball concept worked in Hockey then Edmonton who bought in a basement dwelling stats nerd would be much better then they are, and guidos like Purcell and Poulliot would be all stars this year.

I still believe that there is a completely random element to the game (ie lw'er going down the right side of the ice, depth of backcheck gaps) that kills a lot of the advanced stats.

I'm not saying that there is no use for them, but I'm saying that too many people use them in arguments that there is no point in arguing.

11-10-2014, 05:53 PM	#76
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	If the money ball concept worked in Hockey then Edmonton who bought in a basement dwelling stats nerd would be much better then they are, and guidos like Purcell and Poulliot would be all stars this year. I still believe that there is a completely random element to the game (ie lw'er going down the right side of the ice, depth of backcheck gaps) that kills a lot of the advanced stats. I'm not saying that there is no use for them, but I'm saying that too many people use them in arguments that there is no point in arguing. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!