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Originally Posted by dammage79
So secondary assists aren't relevant anymore?
What in tarnation?
And here lies my issue with advanced stats. Cherry picking. You're not using all of the facts to form a reasonable argument, you're cherry picking info to suit your argument.
Who cares how the points comes, they just better come. If Lindholm score 100 secondary assists and not one goal, he still improved his point totals and sets a career high in points.
A point has a value of 1. Taking away any to suit your needs is silly.
There's no science here. How hard is it to just say, "I'd like to see Bennett at center with Mangipane on his wing, I believe they could do well together." And just leave it at that?
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That's not fair.
Recent history suggests that second assists have less to do with a scoring play, or at least predicting future scoring, then primary assists. Makes sense when you think of it.
A guy that sets someone up or finishes something off is generally more important as a sustainable thing to track than the guy that chips the puck out, and then has his linemates undress a defense pairing.
It's not a vacuum so it's imperfect, but it is a line that you can draw and see where players may be having mathematically unlucky or lucky seasons.
Bennett was literally last place on the Flames for secondary assists last year and 5th in primary. He was right in the heart of the team's best forwards when it came to differential (A1-A2), at second for disparity behind Monahan but ahead of Gaudreau and Backlund.
Generally suggests better future production and a hard luck season.