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Originally Posted by Bingo
That's a cop out.
If a player is on the ice for some of the highest shot attempt and shot rates in the league can it ever be a good thing?
A guy like Tyson Barrie is paid $5M a season because he's elite at one thing, and not very good at another. Sure looks to me like Nurse is the same, but paid to be complete.
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It's not a cop out - it's adding mathematical rigor to the process.
As to the shot attempt rates, if the shots aren't converted to goals and by proxy, to wins, does it matter?
As to the complete player, baseball had guys that were focused on "five tool" players, and believed them when they saw them. "Moneyball"/Sabermetrics was about removing bias, specifically drilling down to specific skills (e.g. "he gets on base" from the movie.)
To argue your assumption - are "complete" players better than "incomplete" players in all cases?