Jensen averaged very close last two seasons (2,39min vs 2,66min) on SHTOI average, this season his numbers got better pretty much in every category. The player is still the same, so what changed comparing to last season? - A lot. How does the correlation, relationship or whatever analytical diagram, take that into account? Is it just that solid PKer Jensen suddenly became elite PKer? Might be, but its alteast a suspectively speculative thing to say.
Nick Jensen played a lot with Chara. Dont you think that has nothing to do with it? Can we just conclude that Jensen has the same advy stats he has now if he played more with Dillon, or better actually since he is playing with so much better PK-specialist?
Im not trying to fully disclose that advy stats, just saying in many cases its making it look worse (or better) than it actually is. The same applies for the whole Caps in fact. People like to trash our team with different advy stats, and keep ignoring that we constantly over perform on those. Or that Habs team that had lots of terrible advanced stats figures throughout couple last years, just went unexpectly completely out of their way and beat Toronto, Vegas and Jets on their way to SC finals.
As for the correlation, do you think that if we reduce Charas SHTOI, his GA/60 is still over 7? And if we increase Dillon, his GA/60 is still 3,51? All that relationship shows me is that Dillons advy stat numbers are very good and yet again comparing Chara to him is unfair as he played remarkably less SHTOI and different kind of minutes (and role too) aswell. But atleast those two guys play for the same system and on the left side so theres a little less variables than comparing to a guy who plays RD or for Buffalo.
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I appreciate a good and healthy advy stats discussion and the effort you guys put into it, but Id hope that we dont make heavy conclusions (like, Chara sucks) on the diagrams and declare them as truth. I mean, if your opinion is that Chara sucks and you use advanced stats to showcase your point, thats all fine to me and I get it. Its just that I disagree, I liked Chara and -stats aside- I think he did pretty well for his role and expectations, and had a very positive impact for our team as a whole. I will miss him. Especially since we lost Dillon too.
