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Originally Posted by Bingo
Thanks for the in depth response.
Makes the effort of the article all that much worthwhile.
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Sorry Bingo, I appreciate your work and efforts, but I'm just not a fancy stats fan. Looks to me to be similar grasping at straws that the fans up the road liked to use to give a false hope of an imminent turnaround of fortunes. Flawed stats that have no real validity or consistency don't show much. The eyeball test is much more accurate and predictive of the shortcomings of this team. Stats don't explain the consistent behavior of pressing the puck back against the grain in the defensive zone. It doesn't explain the defense refusing to head-man the puck before the forwards have crossed the red line, leaving the defensive zone bereft of coverage. It doesn't explain the sill back pass on the PP to enter the zone. It doesn't explain the lack of urgency this team displays. All those stats are counter to the eyeball test. This is a team that plays a deeply flawed system that does not take advantage of the talent on the roster. All the fancy stats in the world does not hide the obvious shortcomings that result in breakdowns and losses. These are systemic problems. Systems need to change, which means the coaching staff needs to be purged.