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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This is the second time in as many weeks you’ve thrown your hands up when statistics/facts haven’t supported your argument and tried to dismiss them outright.
The facts just don’t support the dramatics of the anti-Smith argument. But I think you know that, since every post has you moving the target or stating some new opinion that facts don’t support.
It’s not convenient that facts support one side and not the other, it’s the reality of most positions that can be tested based on measurable information. If you don’t like it, don’t make statements that aren’t factual. Simple.
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Or... maybe the stats presented weren't the whole story.
Not all teams are equivalent defensively, so simply comparing GAAs league-wide may not paint the total picture.
Another thing we can do is compare the stats of the goalies on the same team (and thus with the same team in front of them) and see how that looks.
Rittich and Smith have played a very similar number of games, and have actually faced the same number of shots (520 for Smith, and 519 for Rittich). Yet Smith had surrendered 45% more goals, and his Sv% is a full 70 points lower. Those are very significant differences.
Who's the one guilty of dramatics here? Simply repeating over and over that you think others are being overly dramatic doesn't add much to the conversation.