Golden_Jet
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- Sep 21, 2005
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The fancy stats on my TV are form Sportslogiq, way better than anything the NHL has ever provided.Hey Stats Master Flex!
Cute cherry-picking there, bud. 7th in shots against? Maybe watch the actual games instead of just refreshing your NHL stats page. Those numbers are about as meaningful as my beer league scoring title right now.
Listen, I actually worked for Stats Inc. - you know, the company that LITERALLY provided the NHL's official statistics, including those fancy numbers scrolling across your TV screen during games. I covered every Senators game and through to the Stanley Cup playoffs because of my accuracy. But you know what I learned from all that number-crunching? Stats are like a rookie's flow - looks great on paper, but doesn't mean jack when you're getting lit up on the ice.
Sure, we're 7th in shots against. Congratulations, we're successfully preventing shots from the neutral zone! But maybe watch our goalies' body language - they look like they've been playing without a cup. Those aren't just any shots we're giving up; they're Grade-A chances that would make Hasek nervous.
And please, don't get me started on these "hits." I've seen harder contact at a Tim Hortons drive-thru. Being "seventh in hits" is like being the tallest Smurf - who cares? Half these counted hits wouldn't even spill a beer, let alone create any real physical presence on the ice.
You can wave your fancy stats around like a ref with a new whistle, but at the end of the day, the only stat that matters is whether we're booking tee times in April or playing hockey. Right now, I'm pretty sure our boys are already checking Tee Time's at the Royal Ottawa this.spring.
Here's a stat for you: 100% of armchair coaches who throw numbers around without actual game analysis end up looking like a bantam player at an NHL tryout - completely out of their depth.
But hey, keep refreshing those stat pages, bud. I'm sure that'll change everything. Meanwhile, some of us will keep watching the actual games and calling it like we see it, rose-colored glasses checked at the door.
P.S. - Next time you want to school someone on hockey stats, make sure you're not bringing a calculator to a hockey fight.
How's that for some "insight," eh?
Yet here you are lecturing people on stats, and have never provided any . Half the crap you just posted there is made up BS cause you disagree, seems like you don’t like stats tbh.
Try providing some, just once.