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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
We need to base decisions on more than a single stat that is impacted by 10 players at a time. Not to mention that its effectiveness at measuring anything, is far from certain. And even if we do accept it at face value, that stat doesn't really tell us anything about whether he should be getting more or less ice time.
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The stat will improve, but as it stands it's not all that scary.
A home plate is drawn.
Shots against from within it have more scoring value than shots from outside it (don't think any hockey fan or analyst would argue with that).
Then it's classified as high danger if shots in that agreed upon more dangerous area come off a pass, deflection or a tip (still think we can agree).
Then these events are counted.
I want a player on the ice that has a low count over years on those dangerous things against.
Mikael Backlund always has had a great count on those instances, and he still does.
He's not fly by night.
In the last three seasons he's number one for the Flames in xGA60 at 2.32/60. This year he's at 2.26.
Bad things don't happen as frequently when he's on the ice.
Shut down center.