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Originally Posted by 868904
My point is, many GMs thought Risto was worth a 1st round pick. Are they not also using analytics? Is there something wrong with the analytics in general or is there something wrong with the analytics that the Flames are using specifically?
How can the Flames be so adamant that Risto is a bad player, yet multiple teams offered a 1st round pick for him AND he's going to be a UFA too.
Something doesn't add up.
This board is laughing at the deal because we all here think Risto sucks, but that's because we've been fed by the Flames that Risto sucks. Does he suck or are the Flames just wrong and we are wrong for buying what they were selling?
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Yes. 100%. There is no way anyone can make up any stat to make Ristolainen look good, unless you want to look at something like blocked shots (which is typically an indicator that you play in your end of the ice).
My guess is most general managers have a very poor understanding of analytics (and I hate the term analytics/advanced stats since they really are not difficult to comprehend).
Either Fletcher made this deal without consulting his analytics team, or the Flyers have no analytics team.