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Originally Posted by 868904
So Phaneuf is better than Weber now?
So why is Team Canada, with free reign to select from the very best defencemen the country has to offer, constantly selecting Shea Weber?
Are these managers just dumb? Why are they taking Weber over Phaneuf and Subban?
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To me it looks like Weber has the edge in offensive production while Phaneuf has a slightly more sound defensive game which pretty much backs up what a few posters said earlier in the thread. I don't think that means Phaneuf is better than Weber, even if you're only considering the context of the chart and nothing else.
Also, these charts really only show you a few basic stats. There's more to judge a player by and then there's intangibles which no chart can reflect. These guys play on separate teams in entirely different situations and schemes. I'm not a huge fan of the HERO charts, I just posted it as a tongue-in-cheek response to someone else's tongue-in-cheek comment. That said, it's not a bad starting point for comparing players as long as you recognize the chart can only show you so much and there's more to the story than shown.