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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
That's hardly more than a single anecdote which hasn't been definitively proven one way or the other.
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They also didn't like the Bouma and potential Colborne deals and I can't say they've been wrong about those.
All fancy stats is about is being able to make more correct decisions by using them than you would without using them.
The best team in this league is probably only 10% better than a bubble playoff team. If you can use stats to help you make just one more right decision it puts you one step closer to catching up to the top teams. If it worked miracles then everybody would use them and nothing else to make their decisions.
Also, on topic. I love this trade. Partly because of the effect will have on the ice (less Wideman, maybe it helps Brodie), but mainly because it tells the players that this team is at least serious about making the playoffs, and I think that if that mindset can take half amongst the team that they could become very dangerous.