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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Literally 99% of the analytics community was calling the Brouwer signing a complete and utter failure from the moment he signed. He had dragged his teammates down throughout his entire career and was on the wrong side of 30 when he signed, which is a HUGE deal for that type of player.
We all saw this coming.
Ryan is the complete opposite of Brouwer. Much better player.
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First, I hate the advanced analytics garbage. Advanced analytics don’t mean squat. I thought people were finally going to clue in on that with Bingo’s infamous deep dive into the advanced analytics which proved the Flames were just unlucky and were certain to make the playoffs. It wasn’t a failure in systems or personnel deployment, it was just bad luckp and the advanced analytics proved it. Advanced analytics have turned into ways of “proving” bad players/teams aren’t as bad as they appear or perform in the measures that matter. The adage will have to be changed from “there’s lies, damn lies, and statistics” to “there’s lies, damn lies, and advanced analytics.”
If Ryan is such a great player why the hell did it take him until age 30 to play in the NHL? I would be extremely hesitant to endorse a player like that, and especially say that he’s a better player to one who has been in the league for 763 games. Brouwer is not a fan favorite, and the game is definitely passing him by, but he at least has a track record behind him of being a contributing member to some successful teams. Ryan does not.
The real annoying thing about this Ryan discussion is people refusing to acknowledge that, like Gulutzan with Brouwer, Peters played favorites with Ryan and gave him opportunity ahead of others. Peters played a 4th liner ahead of better players on the team, because Peters liked Ryan. Hurricane fans will tell you it was not earned ice time, it was given ice time, just like Brouwer got with Gulutzan. For all the pissing and moaning that went on here about the Brouwerplay, or how much ice time Brouwer got, or even how undeserving Ferland was to play with Gaudreau and Monahan, there are some here asking for the signing of a player who got similar treatment from our new coach. I can’t believe anyone would support bringing in a player like Ryan, who was obviously the coach’s favorite.
Personally, I hate it when coaches come in and bring their players from other teams with them. Especially garbage role players. We saw how successful Gulutzan was with that, and what a distraction is was. We have better talent in our own system. Stop bringing in crap players from other failing teams and think that will make our team better.