The annoyance with advanced stats grows with each new article like this and that is hardly a revelation.
I guess what bugs me is that its even worthy of a story. Forget the Flames for a second. Tarasenko is one of the nice stories this year. An exciting young guy who scores highlight reel goals, and is really driving the Blues' offence. Why do they have to write a bit on his unsustainable pace? It seems like unnecessary debbie downerism.
Writing a story about overrated players is nothing new (Phaneuf). But using detailed stats to back it up is.
How many people would say that Tarasenko, Brodie and Girodano fit the traditional version of "overrated"? Not too many in my estimation. This article says they are overrated. That grinds my gears.
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