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Originally Posted by Bingo
No it's not true.
The stats aren't fancy ... it's points / ice time. If you find that fancy you must find a lot of stuff in life fancy.
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Pts/60 minutes played is such a horse#### stat though. It is not a fair measure because quality of opposition is not factored into the mix. This is why I don't like advanced stats or the crowd who rely on them for their argument, is they don't truly understand stats and methodology for collection and comparison. Hockey is based on chaos and team play. You can't take something as general as shots or points generated and think they are equitable measures.
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I'm not pulling random numbers like "Bennett's fenwick against when playing Canadian teams is superior so ... " to make a point.
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And I thank you for recognizing how ridiculous that would be.
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It's points normalized for ice time, and honestly the best ranking of production by NHL forwards you can use.
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It's not normalized because the variables that would normalize the data are not considered. To actually make these stats give you realistic models it would take much more data on quality of competition and situational data. Those don't impact the model in any way, so it pretty much invalidates the result. Bennett produces x points per sixty minutes playing against some really weak competition. Gaudreau produces y points per game playing against the best the competition has to offer. They are not comparable numbers. Very different influences on their ability to produce which never enters into the equation. Those variables greatly matter and should make it obvious to not use those measures.
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Sorry it doesn't fit well with your narrative, nor your need to grandstand with hyperbole.
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Hyperbole? 12 ####ing points dude. On a trend for 6 this season. Hyperbole that one way.
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How is Jeff Cowan's career going?
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About as well as Sam Bennett's is right now.