NHL tracking posts hit in 2023-24, Auston Matthews is #1

[Coffees]

Best regular season goal scorer of his generation

No he isn’t

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

I mean what does this say even? Maybe he is a bad shooter, accuracy-wise so he hits the post a lot?

You serious?

If you hit the post and it goes in, is that a hit post and a goal or just a goal?

Kind of curious how often a player hits a post and it goes in versus how many times they hit a post and it does not.

Or since a shot off a post doesnt register as a shot on net. You technically score without shooting on net.

 

[algernon]

What’s that saying about if one’s grandmother had nuts?

She'd put them in a tray with the nut-cracker at Christmas time?

 

[TooManyHumans]

I feel like he is probably happy at 69.

 

[Avs2022]

Interesting to see Rants as 2nd. In previous years, I swear Makar would ring one of the post every game. Was beyond frustrating, a matter of inches.

 

[Bust]

So much salt here lol.

Matthews has hurt so many of you on HF.

 

[Rorschach]

You serious?

Yup. Statistics out of context don't mean much because they can be interpreted many silly ways, such as my sarcastic speculation. I don't think any team would allow any guy to shoot that much if his shooting was horrible.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Josh Anderson is just going to sit at the side of the net, ring them off the outside of the post now and hope a GM believes that equates to almost goals

 

[JoVel]

A guy who scores a lot of goals (see: often shoots near the corners of the goal) also hits a lot of posts? Wow shocking.

 

[rojac]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-auston-matthews-led-nhl-in-combined-posts-and-crossbars-hit-during-2023-24-season

Man if even half of those went in he would have hit 80, what beast!!

No. He hit 15 posts and 5 crossbows for a total 29. So, if half of those had been goals, he woukd have had 79 gals.

 

[rojac]

No he isn’t

It depends whether you consider Ovechkin the same generation or not. Or did you have someone else in mind as the greatest regular season goal scorer of Matthews' generation.

 

[wetcoast]

Is there any argument at this point against him being the greatest player of all time?

Try to keep up here we aren't talking about Cole here.

 

[benfranklin]

Theyve been doing this for a long time. Its under miscellaneous in stats.

 

[archangel2]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-auston-matthews-led-nhl-in-combined-posts-and-crossbars-hit-during-2023-24-season

Man if even half of those went in he would have hit 80, what beast!!

talk about a desperate attempt to pump some ones tires. Talking about hit posts is like talking about girls you stuck out with. You still did not score

 

[PaulD]

His teammates dont bury his high-danger passes either.

you mean Mitch 90 Million dollar Marner

 

[57special]

I still say the stache is creepy.

 

[benfranklin]

Weird flex but he's also tied for most missed wide with Forsberg with 130, tied for 2nd in Crossbars with 5, and the overall leader at missed shots at 165.

2023 he wasnt in the top 50 of posts hit, but still 4th overall in missed.

 

[Dirty Dog]

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

Well, who knows!

 

[wetcoast]

I mean what does this say even? Maybe he is a bad shooter, accuracy-wise so he hits the post a lot?

Why would you come to that conclusion?

If it hits the post that means that he beat the goalie if anything it tells us what an elite shooter he is.

 

[Strangle]

talk about a desperate attempt to pump some ones tires. Talking about hit posts is like talking about girls you stuck out with. You still did not score

Agreed.

This is also my argument when adjusted stats get brought up.

But, you didn’t score that money goals

 

[Rorschach]

Why would you come to that conclusion?

If it hits the post that means that he beat the goalie if anything it tells us what an elite shooter he is.

My point is that stat is out of context so it can be interpreted many ways.

 

[K1984]

Using number of posts hit as a measure of success is among the dumber concepts I've ever heard.

Flames media/fans were the pioneers of this two years ago when their bad season was explained away with "bad luck! Leading the league in posts hit!"

 

[Sypher04]

No he isn’t

God you people love to just argue about everything. I think a high degree of people don’t consider Matthews and Ovechkin the same generation much the same way they don’t consider McDavid and Crosby the same generation. These are torches that have been passed. And assuming there is no Ovechkin, there’s essentially zero argument against the statement you quoted.

Using number of posts hit as a measure of success is among the dumber concepts I've ever heard.

Flames media/fans were the pioneers of this two years ago when their bad season was explained away with "bad luck! Leading the league in posts hit!"

I think it’s only meaningful in any sense here because Matthews led the league and scored such a huge number of goals (69) while also leading the league in posts hit. I don’t think it’s remotely noteworthy otherwise.

 

[Coffees]

God you people love to just argue about everything. I think a high degree of people don’t consider Matthews and Ovechkin the same generation much the same way they don’t consider McDavid and Crosby the same generation. These are torches that have been passed. And assuming there is no Ovechkin, there’s essentially zero argument against the statement you quoted.



I think it’s only meaningful in any sense here because Matthews lead the league and scored such a huge number of goals while also leading the league in posts hit. I don’t think it’s remotely noteworthy otherwise.

Sorry I didn’t mean it like that

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

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Came here for this

Well done.