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Since this is the history section, I might add that you are welcome to view this from a historical viewpoint. For example, when was game winning goals introduced as a more or less official stat?
Anyway, why is attention being payed to game winning goals?
Why not first goals instead? If there wasn't some guy scoring a team's first goal in a game, the team in question would not win it. If noone stepped forward to score a team's first goal, the team would end the season with 0 wins.
If a team wins 3-1. Why focus on the guy who scored the 2nd goal? Wouldn't the 1st goal be as important? If you win 4-3, well the 4th goal is great, but without the three other goals, there might not have been a win.
Why not list some other stat instead? Like number of goals forward a player have been on the ice on. Wouldn't that be an interesting stat? Or the player's +/- during even strength play only. Or the number of penalties a player has drawn (resulting in PPs), or the numbers of penalties a player has caused (resulting in SHs).
(Speaking of unimportant stats, I would think the mentioned penalty stat would be at least as important as the arbitrary giveaways and takeaway stat. The penalty stat would not be very arbitrary. The guy who gets 2 mins (or 5 mins) gets either 1 or number of penalty minutes (2 or 5) added to his "causing a SH situation" stat. The guy he interfered, or slashed, etc. gets a number added to his "creating a PP" stat. In cases like too many men on the ice, or puck out, things might get more complicated but probably can still be solved.)
Anyway, why is attention being payed to game winning goals?
Why not first goals instead? If there wasn't some guy scoring a team's first goal in a game, the team in question would not win it. If noone stepped forward to score a team's first goal, the team would end the season with 0 wins.
If a team wins 3-1. Why focus on the guy who scored the 2nd goal? Wouldn't the 1st goal be as important? If you win 4-3, well the 4th goal is great, but without the three other goals, there might not have been a win.
Why not list some other stat instead? Like number of goals forward a player have been on the ice on. Wouldn't that be an interesting stat? Or the player's +/- during even strength play only. Or the number of penalties a player has drawn (resulting in PPs), or the numbers of penalties a player has caused (resulting in SHs).
(Speaking of unimportant stats, I would think the mentioned penalty stat would be at least as important as the arbitrary giveaways and takeaway stat. The penalty stat would not be very arbitrary. The guy who gets 2 mins (or 5 mins) gets either 1 or number of penalty minutes (2 or 5) added to his "causing a SH situation" stat. The guy he interfered, or slashed, etc. gets a number added to his "creating a PP" stat. In cases like too many men on the ice, or puck out, things might get more complicated but probably can still be solved.)