It's possible I misread the stats, but I think you are wrong about AA scoring that many 5v5 goals.
- James_Tanner

No idea if they were all 5v5, but he scored 27 even-strength goals. If there's anything to criticize about his goal-scoring, it's that he's awful on the PP. The 3 PP goals he has this year matches his career-high.

And isn't a PDO of 100 supposed to mean you scored the expected number of goals? His PDO has been right around 100 except for this year.


https://www.hockey-refere.../players/a/athanan01.html

No idea if they were all 5v5, but he scored 27 even-strength goals. If there's anything to criticize about his goal-scoring, it's that he's awful on the PP. The 3 PP goals he has this year matches his career-high.

And isn't a PDO of 100 supposed to mean you scored the expected number of goals? His PDO has been right around 100 except for this year.


https://www.hockey-refere.../players/a/athanan01.html
- Hunkulese

I'm not sure where his hate of AA came from when he doesn't seem to know who he is. One of the many to see a -45 beside his name and jump to conclusions.

You could do so much better, right James. All you need is a laptop and wifi to access naturalstatrick.
- MJL

I easily could. Give me a budget and some assistants and I'd be one of he best GMs the NHL has ever seen, and I'm 100% serious.

I'm not sure where his hate of AA came from when he doesn't seem to know who he is. One of the many to see a -45 beside his name and jump to conclusions.
- Leichs

First of all, I didn't even know he was a minus 45, because I never, ever, look at that stat. Secondly, don't mix up criticism with hate. That's a legitimately huge problem.

Third, he did get 21 goals out of 30 at 5v5, so I was wrong. 100%.

He's still a horrible defensive player with bad peripherals though.

I easily could. Give me a budget and some assistants and I'd be one of he best GMs the NHL has ever seen, and I'm 100% serious.
- James_Tanner

You have no idea how much I wish you could actually get a GM job.

I also wish you could spend a week with an NHL GM and an NHL coaching staff.

I think the result would be that you'd find out how little you actually know about the sport of hockey especially in how to apply and use analytics. I'm 100% serious.

First of all, I didn't even know he was a minus 45, because I never, ever, look at that stat. Secondly, don't mix up criticism with hate. That's a legitimately huge problem.

Third, he did get 21 goals out of 30 at 5v5, so I was wrong. 100%.

He's still a horrible defensive player with bad peripherals though.
- James_Tanner

None of those "bad peripherals" have anything to do with the team he plays on!

I easily could. Give me a budget and some assistants and I'd be one of he best GMs the NHL has ever seen, and I'm 100% serious.
- James_Tanner

That's what's so sad. You believe your own BS. Do you notice in a social setting when you start talking that people slowly start to walk away uncomfortably?
And with your demeanor you'd be about as successful a GM as Pierre Maguire was. Look it up.