Adam Proteau: Hockey's "OMG" crowd shouldn't revel in Panthers' struggles The Florida Panthers have put more of a focus on advanced analytics this year, but the team's recent struggles and the outcry over the firing of former head coach Gerard Gallant triggered a whole lot of glee among the Old Man's Gaze crowd. However, in a league that is a living, breathing, evolving organism, romanticizing the "usual" way things are done is a big mistake.

The real question is "will the Panthers be safer on the ice with this new system? Also, how can we remove violence from the game as non-stakeholders of the organization?"

i hate u

a lot of flim flammery here

"The OMG crowd were beating their chests Celine Dion style this week as the Florida Panthers found themselves making headlines for all the wrong reasons....The OMGing has been relentless in some circles ever since, with those circles decrying Florida’s increased focus on analytics as a foolish and failed exercise in reinventing the hockey wheel."

The OMG crowd might be just as difficult to stand as the KIA (Know it All) analytics supporters in their self righteous zeal. I'd prefer something in the middle. I wonder if you complain about polarity in today's society as you promote it?

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. I think quoting Mark Twain is dull but man he was clever...

a lot of flim flammery here

"The OMG crowd were beating their chests Celine Dion style this week as the Florida Panthers found themselves making headlines for all the wrong reasons....The OMGing has been relentless in some circles ever since, with those circles decrying Florida’s increased focus on analytics as a foolish and failed exercise in reinventing the hockey wheel."

The OMG crowd might be just as difficult to stand as the KIA (Know it All) analytics supporters in their self righteous zeal. I'd prefer something in the middle. I wonder if you complain about polarity in today's society as you promote it?

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. I think quoting Mark Twain is dull but man he was clever...
- Pie

I agree.

That is an awesome quote.

Thousands of years ago weapons consisted of rocks, sticks, fists.

The world is a better place today because of knives guns and bombs.

The future is always better. Always. Because the future isn't an old guy. Whatever this is supposed to mean....

Adam Proteau: Hockey's "OMG" crowd shouldn't revel in Panthers' struggles
The Florida Panthers have put more of a focus on advanced analytics this year, but the team's recent struggles and the outcry over the firing of former head coach Gerard Gallant triggered a whole lot of glee among the Old Man's Gaze crowd. However, in a league that is a living, breathing, evolving organism, romanticizing the "usual" way things are done is a big mistake.
- Adam Proteau

No the panthers suck and its all the nerd stays peoples fault! In all seriousness though they were good and changed eveerything because of fancy stats and now they are bad. What are peoplesuppose to say?

RE: Pie

There was nothing self-righteous about this article. It was logical and sensible.

Just probably the single best piece anyone wrote about this. It's insane how gleeful guys like Dregar were with this. I think it was a disgrace. And, for the record, made all the more stupid by the fact that the Panthers, despite not having the best record, are actually putting up decent numbers overall.

Analytics didn't make Yandle play hurt, didn't make Huberdeau hurt, or make Ekblad the single most unlucky player in the entire history of the NHL.

RE: Pie

There was nothing self-righteous about this article. It was logical and sensible.
- James_Tanner

ya ok there KIA boy