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Originally Posted by Quincy Egg
This post just reeks of ignorance. Ever wonder why every single NHL team employs some form of advanced stats in player evaluation?
This isn't the mid 80s.
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I do see his point though. It isn't just ignorance, and there is some truth to it.
I thought Burke was a bit of a dinosaur and a blowhard when he keeps knocking the advanced stats down. However, what exactly is he knocking down? Advanced stats as a whole, or the current metrics that are used?
Keep in mind that although every team does indeed employ advanced stats in player evaluations, what exactly are they? There are numerous teams - Chicago for sure, Flames (Treliving stated as much in an interview in the past), and probably most if not all - that have their own in-house stats that they value. Are they looking up CORSI, Fenwick, etc? Not sure if they do, but from the sounds of it, they sure place a high degree of emphasis on their undisclosed statistical information.