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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Is it, though? Or is it just that analytics doesn't match expectation bias therefore a "problem" is manufactured?
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It is a real problem.
Analytics can only work on the data you have to go with. The perfect defensive play is one where nothing happens, and it doesn't show up in the kind of data available to the public.
The ability to make a first pass is a contribution towards offence. Shot suppression can be measured – in some cases – but it's a function of all the players on the ice, and it's difficult to attribute the correct shares of that to individual players.