sandysan
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- Dec 7, 2011
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As has bee said numerous times in the thread by the pro-goon crowd, having a goon in the lineup makes the rest of his team feel more confident.
Ok lets assume that is true.
Parros is in the lineup... Habs confidence +9000
Does the team score more goals? no
Allow less goals against? no, in fact the opposite occurs
Generate more scoring chances? No
Give up less scoring chances against? No in fact the opposite occurs
Have a better save percentage? No
Force more of their losses into OT losses, thus getting more points? No
Have less injuries? No
Prevents cheapshots? No
Take less penalties? No
Get more powerplays? No
And the key one, win more games? No
So really this magical confidence the Habs get from having Parros in the lineup does none of those things... yet somehow he helps us win. Please explain how, because I'm apparently clueless. I'd like to see some tangible benefit, rather than some imaginary ********.
the direct testimony of his teamates is insufficient ?
Measuring something is different from understanding something. Everyone knows, even the exelophiles, that plus minus is at best a content laden metric. Guys with better plus minuses are not better all around players than guys with lower +/-.
So using shot differentials or offensive possesion times for a guy who plays 5 minutes a game, every other game ( or less in parros case) for a guy whose primary role is to fight is idiotic. that you cant see it speaks volumes.
no one cares if a guy who is brought on to fight has crappy fancystats. no one.