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.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Some secondary assists make the play. Some primary assists are a player bobbling a puck. Some goals just bounce off a players ass. Context matters.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Some secondary assists make the play. Some primary assists are a player bobbling a puck. Some goals just bounce off a players ass. Context matters.

Sometimes a dude stops a goal from happening at one end, and then he makes the key 3rd pass that leads to his team scoring. That’s a 2 point swing, but it might not get any points.

I think you could have some fun with statistics there, but I think the system mostly sums up the players who contribute the most to the offense.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Sometimes a dude stops a goal from happening at one end, and then he makes the key 3rd pass that leads to his team scoring. That’s a 2 point swing, but it might not get any points.

I think you could have some fun with statistics there, but I think the system mostly sums up the players who contribute the most to the offense.

Yeah,I think downplaying this or that point is for nerds. And I'm good at maths.