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Originally Posted by Parallex
See, here's the thing... a hit is not inherently valuable. Games aren't won or lost based on hit differential they're won based on goal differential. Guy throws a hit but the guy he hit keeps the puck or passed it to a teammate then how much value was there really
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I respectfully disagree about a hit being valuable. There are different levels of value to a hit depending on circumstances. While you are right about a fair number being after a puck has been passed we see that hits do matter. Look at ferlands goal against the kings recently, ferland hits muzzin who turns over the puck because of the hit and results in ferland alone in front to score. That goal does not happen without that single hit. You can look back to the playoff series against the Canucks too. It isn't one hit but all the hits that won the series. Th defence started turning the pucks over like crazy when they knew that ferland/jones/stajan were all bearing down hard. It also seemingly increased the team compete when ferland was crushing guys. Just a couple examples of intangible measures of hits having a significant impact in the results of a game