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- May 1, 2013
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That is the key. If you use the advance stats properly and combine them with all the other aspects that goes into player evaluation such as role, what they bring to the table then you can comment on the fit.
What happens is some people are quoting stats but not understanding why a player was brought in for a certain role.
Polak was brought in for his compete level, physicality and he has provided that. Are his fancy numbers as good as Gunner probably not but that is not his game.
He is the only Leafs D that an opposing forward is worried about going into the corner and coming out with a mouth full of sherwood (yeah old school stick reference for you kids out there). Oh wait Holzer can provide that too but wasn't in the Leafs plans when the deal was made.
So let's always look at the whole picture and not some snapshot of a spreadsheet to evaluate players or moves
His role is not in question. Bottom line, Polak makes us a worse defensive team. Period