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Zevo · 11-23-2014, 08:00 PM

Wasn't really trying to be a dink. I enjoy looking at stats and seeing how players are doing as much as the next guy, but advanced stats should really mean nothing, as a fan. If you like looking into them, great I guess, each to their own.

If your team is doing well and playing entertaining hockey, what does it matter what a players corsi or fenwick is. It just seems that people, as fans that use these stats when teams are rolling, are looking for a dark cloud on a sunny day. Conversely, if your team sucks and aren't at all enjoyable to watch, do you really care that player A has great advanced stats? In the case of Edmonton, it shows a team can have okay advanced stats if the other team scores quickly and then goes on cruise control.

11-23-2014, 08:00 PM	#354
Zevo First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2009 Exp:	Wasn't really trying to be a dink. I enjoy looking at stats and seeing how players are doing as much as the next guy, but advanced stats should really mean nothing, as a fan. If you like looking into them, great I guess, each to their own. If your team is doing well and playing entertaining hockey, what does it matter what a players corsi or fenwick is. It just seems that people, as fans that use these stats when teams are rolling, are looking for a dark cloud on a sunny day. Conversely, if your team sucks and aren't at all enjoyable to watch, do you really care that player A has great advanced stats? In the case of Edmonton, it shows a team can have okay advanced stats if the other team scores quickly and then goes on cruise control. Last edited by Zevo; 11-23-2014 at 08:04 PM.