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Old 03-03-2015, 03:16 AM   #830
Jay Random
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
Oh, I am well aware of the attendant problems with these and other statistics that are badly affected by subjectivity from one rink to the next. I merely wanted to point out that every "giveaway" does not correspond to a reciprocal "takeaway" for the other team. Again, there are lots of instances when a player can commit a "giveaway" that does not produce a "takeaway," and vice versa. That's all.
I'm not disagreeing with you in any way. Just addressing the point that you chose to pass over.

The only thing that takeaways and giveaways in the NHL really measure is how much each individual scorekeeper feels like handing out takeaways and giveaways. Which makes the RGI even sillier.
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