72hockey guy
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And 98.43% of Laine's ES goals have come while on a line with Ehlers.
I'm a data scientist. If you want to play with weak inference and claiming causality from correlation: Come at me bro.
But really. I'm far from the only person who sees Laine's limitations at ES. I mean, one of the few times that Ehlers and Laine have actually been broken up Maurice explicitly said it was because their line was spending too much time in their own defensive end.
Like, have you seen Laine shoot? If he was half as good at getting the puck to the other end of ice as he is at shooting, we wouldn't be talking about a guy that was tied for 21st in ES goals last season. We'd be talking about a guy that had the most ES goals by a fairly significant margin. BTW, can focus on the assist numbers, but the reality is, Laine only had 2 more ES goals than Ehlers last season.
and I have a accounting degree and an economics degree, your data is flawed. the reason is very simple. Defenses focus a hell of a lot more on Laine than they do on Ehlers
you may be a data scientist but you totally miss the most important factor. Congratulations. didnt you realize that coaches try to keep the focus off Laine when designing your Zone entry strategies?
put Drew Stafford in Laine's place and then tell me how great Ehlers is.
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