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Originally Posted by Bingo
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.
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Every discussion is the same: you quote a stat, and you accept the stat as is. You admit they aren't perfect, but your argument begins and ends with the stat anyway.
I look at the results of the stats, and there is little correlation between who the stat says are the best defensive players and who actually are. So forgive me if I don't simply accept them as proof of anything.