I miss the mid-oughts when it comes to the wild analytics takes.
Whether it was Conklin is better than Brodeur, or Shawn Horcoff being a more efficient use of cap space than Sidney Crosby, or Denis Seidenberg is a Norris caliber defenseman, there was always going to be a wild take with ample 'data' proving it from somebody hoping to be hockey's Paul DePodesta.
Guys trying to sift through hours of game footage to determine if a Kyle Wellwood secondary assist could be considered a significant data point for a properly adjusted Points/60 was just a good excuse to watch a lot of hockey to be fair.
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