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Originally Posted by Gordies Elbow
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?
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Well he's 160th in actual goals against per 60 as well, which is a 5th defenseman.
No model there.
Just bad.
And yeah I'd assume most hockey people would rather make sure the 4th highest paid defenseman in hockey can do more than just skate around in the offensive zone. So probably good assumption that complete is better than incomplete, unless the disparity in pay cheque makes up for what is lacking.