Horse McHindu
They call me Horse.....
I don't dispute that hockeydb is very basic.
But as long as the collection of data varies so much from playing surface to playing surface, I do not intend to put my faith in so-called "advanced metrics".
It's a nice shiny new toy that I often compare to the Emperor's New Clothes.
Per 60.
Exactly.
Advanced stats are great and all, and @Randy Randerson clearly has an excellent understanding of advanced analytics, but at the end of the day, Kapanen has been in the NHL for a few seasons now and has struggled.
There is a LOT more to hockey than Advanced Stats! Advanced Stats are a useful guide, but do not explain the entire picture.
It’s the same thing with Brendan Gaunce. The advanced stats community in Vancouver love this guy, but there’s also a valid reason as to why Gaunce has primarily been a 4th liner for most of his time in the NHL.
Kapanen thus far, has shown nothing other than impressing a bunch of dudes that can read a spreadsheet.