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2- pointillism or maybe pop art?
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7- renaissance? baroque?
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2- pointillism or maybe pop art?
3- ? maybe abstract expressionism?
4- cubism
5 or 6 could be surrealism
7- renaissance? baroque?
8- futurism?
9- impressionism?
10- antique, classical?
11- ?
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Cody Ceci: A Top Pairing Defenseman in the NHL
Cody Ceci has often been the subject of controversy and debate within the NHL community. Despite being viewed unfavorably by many fans and analysts, particularly on social media, he is undeniably one of the league's more effective top-pairing defensemen. This essay will explore why Ceci deserves recognition as a top pairing defenseman, considering the limitations of advanced statistics in evaluating "stay-at-home" defensemen, and how the rise of Twitter as a platform for NHL discourse has fueled biased, and often misinformed, opinions about his play.
Advanced statistics have become a central tool for evaluating player performance in the NHL, offering metrics such as Corsi, Fenwick, and expected goals to analyze possession and overall team impact. However, these numbers do not always capture the contributions of defensemen who prioritize defensive responsibility over offensive production. Cody Ceci, often tasked with facing the opponent's top players and playing a more conservative, defensive game, doesn't consistently post eye-popping offensive numbers or flashy possession metrics. This leads to a misrepresentation of his value when measured purely by these advanced stats.
"Stay-at-home" defensemen like Ceci excel in other, harder-to-quantify areas—shutting down opposing forwards, blocking shots, disrupting passes, and defending in tight spaces. While Ceci may not generate a significant amount of offense or drive possession like some of his counterparts, his defensive presence in critical situations, particularly when matched against top competition, is invaluable. Advanced stats fail to adequately adjust for the difficulty of his assignments, such as playing against the opposing team’s best players in high-leverage situations. Ceci's understated yet crucial role in defensive matchups and his steady positioning make him an elite "shutdown" defenseman, a quality often undervalued by advanced metrics.
Over the past few years, Cody Ceci has become a meme on NHL Twitter. Many fans and analysts have exaggerated his mistakes and turned them into viral content, contributing to a skewed perception of his overall abilities. The "Ceci sucks" narrative, which has been perpetuated by social media, paints him as a bumbling, error-prone player despite the fact that his overall defensive contributions are solid. This negative bias has taken root in part because of the ease with which his occasional blunders are amplified and shared.
As Twitter has become a primary forum for NHL commentary, it has amplified selective moments of Ceci’s mistakes, reducing his entire body of work to a series of viral clips. This meme-ification has led to a broader misrepresentation of his abilities, with even qualified analysts sometimes relying on Twitter-driven narratives instead of nuanced, detailed evaluations of his performance. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of these memes has led to an echo chamber where negative opinions of Ceci are amplified, making it difficult for fans and analysts to view him objectively.
Cody Ceci is an underrated and effective top pairing defenseman in the NHL, despite the limitations of advanced stats in evaluating the value of "stay-at-home" defenders and the bias created by social media memes. His role as a shutdown defenseman, tasked with difficult matchups, cannot be captured fully by traditional or advanced metrics alone. Furthermore, the meme-ification of Ceci on platforms like Twitter has resulted in a deeply ingrained, yet misguided, perception of his abilities. It’s crucial for both analysts and fans to move beyond the viral soundbites and focus on the more subtle but essential aspects of his play, recognizing that Cody Ceci's value on the ice far exceeds his online persona.
Cody Ceci has often been the subject of controversy and debate within the NHL community. Despite being viewed unfavorably by many fans and analysts, particularly on social media, he is undeniably one of the league's more effective top-pairing defensemen. This essay will explore why Ceci deserves recognition as a top pairing defenseman, considering the limitations of advanced statistics in evaluating "stay-at-home" defensemen, and how the rise of Twitter as a platform for NHL discourse has fueled biased, and often misinformed, opinions about his play.
The Flaws of Advanced Stats for "Stay-at-Home" Defensemen
Advanced statistics have become a central tool for evaluating player performance in the NHL, offering metrics such as Corsi, Fenwick, and expected goals to analyze possession and overall team impact. However, these numbers do not always capture the contributions of defensemen who prioritize defensive responsibility over offensive production. Cody Ceci, often tasked with facing the opponent's top players and playing a more conservative, defensive game, doesn't consistently post eye-popping offensive numbers or flashy possession metrics. This leads to a misrepresentation of his value when measured purely by these advanced stats.
"Stay-at-home" defensemen like Ceci excel in other, harder-to-quantify areas—shutting down opposing forwards, blocking shots, disrupting passes, and defending in tight spaces. While Ceci may not generate a significant amount of offense or drive possession like some of his counterparts, his defensive presence in critical situations, particularly when matched against top competition, is invaluable. Advanced stats fail to adequately adjust for the difficulty of his assignments, such as playing against the opposing team’s best players in high-leverage situations. Ceci's understated yet crucial role in defensive matchups and his steady positioning make him an elite "shutdown" defenseman, a quality often undervalued by advanced metrics.
The Meme-ification of Cody Ceci on Twitter
Over the past few years, Cody Ceci has become a meme on NHL Twitter. Many fans and analysts have exaggerated his mistakes and turned them into viral content, contributing to a skewed perception of his overall abilities. The "Ceci sucks" narrative, which has been perpetuated by social media, paints him as a bumbling, error-prone player despite the fact that his overall defensive contributions are solid. This negative bias has taken root in part because of the ease with which his occasional blunders are amplified and shared.
As Twitter has become a primary forum for NHL commentary, it has amplified selective moments of Ceci’s mistakes, reducing his entire body of work to a series of viral clips. This meme-ification has led to a broader misrepresentation of his abilities, with even qualified analysts sometimes relying on Twitter-driven narratives instead of nuanced, detailed evaluations of his performance. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of these memes has led to an echo chamber where negative opinions of Ceci are amplified, making it difficult for fans and analysts to view him objectively.
Conclusion
Cody Ceci is an underrated and effective top pairing defenseman in the NHL, despite the limitations of advanced stats in evaluating the value of "stay-at-home" defenders and the bias created by social media memes. His role as a shutdown defenseman, tasked with difficult matchups, cannot be captured fully by traditional or advanced metrics alone. Furthermore, the meme-ification of Ceci on platforms like Twitter has resulted in a deeply ingrained, yet misguided, perception of his abilities. It’s crucial for both analysts and fans to move beyond the viral soundbites and focus on the more subtle but essential aspects of his play, recognizing that Cody Ceci's value on the ice far exceeds his online persona.
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Not sad about that, and it gives us a rested body among what is most likely to be an exhausted roster tonight, Ullmark aside.
Where is the suspension though. Clear elbow and boarding causing an injury.
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Calling a huge game from Hamonic, only a -2 for him tonight.
I don’t even understand the physics of how Sanderson got that puck straight out of play from that angle.
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Ullmark stopping 203 of his last 210 shots. Guy is ridiculous. Nearly on my level but not quite. (When I play my 5 year old son in mini sticks in the basement )
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