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Henry Fool · 11-17-2014, 10:51 AM

I've never encountered a hockey fan who was against stats. However too often the new stats are presented as a final answer rather than a starting place for discussion. I imagine this is frustrating for many stat enthusiasts as well.

It's good to judge for yourself whether some stat actually adds to our understanding of a certain situation. Some of them are useless, some of them are interesting. Often it's not at all clear whether something is relevant information or not.

11-17-2014, 10:51 AM	#116
Henry Fool Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	I've never encountered a hockey fan who was against stats. However too often the new stats are presented as a final answer rather than a starting place for discussion. I imagine this is frustrating for many stat enthusiasts as well. It's good to judge for yourself whether some stat actually adds to our understanding of a certain situation. Some of them are useless, some of them are interesting. Often it's not at all clear whether something is relevant information or not.