Hmmm...a lot to consider here.
I am a fan of military history and the Blitzkrieg analogy I get.
These designated stats people are a very new wrinkle in NHL front offices. I didn't take away that Nill or Bowman had designated people or a department collating and analyzing stats. Bowman wants to keep the how's and wherefore's of who analyzes the data and what stats are collected close to the vest. It would be easy for a team like the Sens to have similar duties extended to people already on staff and keep it clandestine.
It is important to stay ahead of the curve for sure, but there's also some risk that that innovation could backfire. Maybe a risk of developing a number fetish? And these teams (Dallas, Chicago...etc), they seem to say that they are big on these stats and want to use them but that use is still judicious. Even Chicago and LA not exempt from the crudely titled "Dumb **** Report" that Yost quoted.
I'd say that the Sens being aware of advanced stats and how they can augment traditional evaluation is enough for now. Better something than nothing and maybe they feel that the truly innovative stuff will not stay a secret long enough to really turn the tables against them.