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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The good ones - I suspect the things they internalize bear a lot of similarity to advanced stats.
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Definitely.
But they also notice things that advanced stats struggle to quantify. Here are some things that NHLers can contribute that advanced stars do not notice as easily as a scout would:
-Taking a hit to make a play (could show up as a turnover or a loss of possession if one fails to take a hit and instead turns it over)
-Tying up a forward in front of the net in order to reduce or remove chances at tipping or rebounds.
-Moving a forward from the from of the net to prevent screens, tips and rebounds
-Rubbing a forward out along the boards to prevent possession or cycling
-General offensive and defensive positioning
Advanced stats have come a long way. But they’ll need to measure a lot more things before we can ever start to talk about them replacing the eye test. A good scout or coach will see way more than the advanced stats are telling us.
The majority of the small subtle plays that defensive defensemen make are almost impossible to quantify with advanced stats. Then you get posters like GranteedEV who put too much stock into the stats and ends up underrating defensive defensemen in general because he can’t see their contributions as valuable because advanced stats don’t measure most of what they excel at