Canadiens1958
Registered User
Probably Not
Probably luck was an inaccurate choice of words. That being said it still comes down to abilities - thinking the game and the resulting adjustments. Be it players or coaches some do it better than others.This does not change that much from season to season.
The only uncontrolable factors are - injury/health.
I don't think LUCK is the proper word to use here. Referring to the original comment... there can be quite a bit of VARIATION in a player's SPCT from season to season from a wide array of factors that the player himself does not have much control over. A change in SPCT can be caused by a very wide array of factors. Many of these factors are a direct result of the player himself, like learning proper body position, better use of space, quickness of release, accuracy, etc. Many other factors are not a result of the player himself...a player's team's offensive strategy (some teams may focus on getting low percentage shots on net that generate rebound opportunities or are designed to use screens more than others), how your opponents defend you, running into a hot/cold goaltender, quality of linemates, number of empty net goals, amount of power play time (and more importantly role on the power play), etc.
All of these things can change a lot from season to season, and I believe the person that originally made the "luck" comment was referring to these. How can we tell which factors are responsible for the SPCT variation? Is it the factors the player is responsible for or is it the "lucky" ones? We cannot, but over the course of several season, or a career they should get evened out, and we can get a little better idea of the player's ability.
Probably luck was an inaccurate choice of words. That being said it still comes down to abilities - thinking the game and the resulting adjustments. Be it players or coaches some do it better than others.This does not change that much from season to season.
The only uncontrolable factors are - injury/health.
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