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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Except they really don't.
I agree that stats are just another source of information, and that all information is good.
However, using stats (properly and usefully) requires understanding how to interpret them.
Taking the NHLe for all players 25 and under from the SM-Liga is extremely misleading. If a 22 year old gets 30 points, that's one thing. But if a 17 year old gets 30 points in the same league, that is something else entirely.
There simply isn't enough data to make any kind of assessment of these guys with respect to an NHLe.
Are there ANY players that have come over as 18 year olds from that league?
Certainly there aren't any 18 year olds from the Swiss league. So how can one calculate an NHLe when there are ZERO prior data points?
Stats are great. ONLY if the analysis is sound.
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There's Barkov. Different leagues bring different types of players to the NHL, through different paths, at different ages. Finland for example simply hasn't produced scorers in many years.
Stats are of course relevant, but NHLe doesn't add to our understanding of them in any way as far as I can see. You can just look at stats and have enough of an idea without adding extra layers of ambiguous methodology.
Waste of energy as far as I have been able to tell.