I would like to preface this post by saying that I really like Schlemko, I think Treliving did a great job grabbing him off waivers, and I hope he is re-signed...
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Originally Posted by Cheerio
Look at his advanced numbers. He drives possession better than almost anyone on the Flames, he was a positive possession player this year (according to stats.hockeyanalysis) playing for Arizona Dallas and Calgary this year, with most of his time being spent on a poor possession team. With the growing trend of possession numbers and analytics in NHL front offices, a guy that outperforms his team is going to get paid.
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This post exemplifies everything that is wrong with advanced stats, and in particular, possession numbers.
Is there a single person on the planet (Schlemko's mom excluded) who - while actually WATCHING the games - thought: hey, that Schlemko is totally driving the play!?
He did a great job filling in as the #6. I really liked him.
But if your stats are telling you that he drove possession better than almost anyone else on the team well...
When an individual stat is that incongruous with reality, one has two choices: re-evaluate the stat, or re-evaluate reality.
Which one seems the more prudent?
And what drives so many of us crazy is that, when it comes to 'advanced' hockey stats, so many disciples seem to choose the latter.