[Cali Panthers Fan]

I tell ya, there was a quote from Snow that stopped me dead in my tracks (via Treliving):

Re: advanced stats-"If you use only what's in the public domain, it would be like going to watch a game and turning the lights out for 50 seconds of every minute. You're only getting an 8-10 second look at what happens in the game."

This, to me, explains why some people are still hell bent against advanced stats that are used in fan discourse, and also why advanced stats that teams are using tell them so much more than we could ever know. I feel confident knowing that they are aware of the flaws of the information used by all of us, and that they have a better way of doing this process that seems to be essential in determining player value in the modern NHL.

I guess I'll just say that advanced stats tell part of the story, but still not the whole story. It's definitely more valuable than just looking at the counting stats, but it isn't perfect. Take it for what it is, but don't base every thought on just those numbers.

His discussion of how Derek Ryan contributes to the game really made me believe that their system is a good system. All year long I look at the little things that Ryan does in a game and I say to myself, "wow, he just did so much on that shift, but none of it ends up on a score sheet." Well, apparently it does within the Calgary value system. That's good news to me.