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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
But only focusing on those metrics, and ignoring the drivers of those outcomes, is in my opinion too simplistic.
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I guess it depends on what you think are drivers of those outcomes? You mean drivers like not allowing the talent corps of blueliners to jump up in the play? You mean drivers like not using team speed and moving the puck forward, rather than moving the puck backward and allowing the opposition to get into position and defend? You mean drivers like always using the same failed method for entering the zone? You mean drivers like bad line matchups or player selection? I agree, those drivers should be discussed, but it seems all too often we end up talking about useless stats about unrelated events on the ice - stats that have zero success in determining any outcomes in any fashion. To me, these fancy stats arguments are application of bad stats to a problem in search of an answer.