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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
You've lost me bro. You presented that chart as cold hard stats. I was asking why then was Pietrangelo, one of the premier D's in the league, alongside Phaneuf. Not sure what that has to do with watching both those teams play.
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Because maybe Pietrangelo isn't as "premier" as you/we think he is? I don't watch as many Blues or Leafs games I watch Flames games to be an expert on their players. When we play them, their team play is definitely tough to score on, but how much of that is Pietrangelo and how much of it is the forwards or the matchup? The stat illuminates something that's been happening on the ice. Why would you just brush it off and say "no, that never happened" when that's all the facts are saying. Does everything need context? Maybe, but sometimes stats can tell things that completely disagree with what "we believe". That's what cognitive bias is.