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Originally Posted by Bingo
Some of his metrics suggest he's good at transitioning and sustaining offensive pressure, but doesn't finish it himself.
He's 37th for defensemen in the last two years for actual goals when he's on the ice.
He's 26th for defensemen in the last two years for expected goals / ice time.
I think he's a much better player than his counting stats suggest.
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I am not going to start the debate again about the value of those stats, but I will say this:
As you look at longer and longer periods, the stats become less and less meaningful and the actual counting stats become more and more indisputable. It is kind of ridiculous to say "over the last 5 years, his metrics say that he should have been on the ice for more goals than he was". Yeah but he wasn't!
How long are we going to keep having the discussion that Hanifin's metrics are better than his actual numbers? At some point, they have to catch up, otherwise the metric is meaningless.