Anyone else feel you cant just analyze secondary assists at face value?

[WarriorofTime]

It definitely is not.

Probably the first thing scouts look at and that fans get wrong.

 

[kerrabria]

Probably the first thing scouts look at and that fans get wrong.

Probably why half the dmen drafted high nowadays are busts.

And look at the top pair Dmen on Stanley Cup champs over the past few years. How many have been defensive liabilities but great puck movers (bonus points if they aren’t goal scorers).

 

[Fitzy]

I've been arguing second assists should often be awarded on good intentional screens, as those often impact a goal more than secondar yassists and sometimes even primary ones.

Kreider would have like 15 more a season.