I've been a strong critic of so-called advanced stats in the past (especially PDO, which makes about as much sense as a soup sandwich). But now that the stats guys have got past the idea that all shots on goal are created equal, and started focusing on things like expected goals and high-danger scoring chances, I'm really warming up to the work they're doing.
It's been clear from early on in the season that one of the team's big problems is that certain guys have been shooting far, far below their usual percentage. (Hello, Sam!) That's started to come around for the third line, but now the first line is in a funk. If they can settle down and get things on an even keel, they should do better the rest of the way.
By the way, Textcritic, I think you meant ‘onus’ rather than ‘impetus’.
