All I’m saying, If I’m management I’m looking at how the team plays against the better competition when it comes to making player/ trade decision
If Tampa had 0 or only 1 High danger goal for then this stat is inaccurate and useless.
What is the argument you're making here? Your original quote hinted that the numbers and placement of the Leafs relating to scoring chances were skewed based on playing well vs "bad" teams and inaccuracies from the first few weeks of the season.
So I showed you the numbers again, sorry I didn't clarify that it is 5v5 numbers only since we're evaluating the team defense and not special teams, and now you're going on about trade decisions?
The fact is that compared to TBL the "team defense" numbers are similar, except for Low Danger Shots Against which seems kind of silly to me.
HDSA are any shotnwith a value of 3 or more. So taken from the green area automatically qualifies.
Or is my understanding.
If you believe that I’m saying they are a tire fire, my apologies. That is not the intent.
The OP tried to compare us with other contenders. So that’s what I’m doing. Relative to other contenders, we are not necessarily leading the bunch when it comes to SCA.
The picture seems to be one of a great offense and good goaltending making up for a deficiency.
That is true, however 2 more types of shots would also count as High Danger, a shot from the pink area that's off a rebound (3 seconds of another blocked, missed or saved attempt without stoppage of play) or on a rush (attempt within 4 seconds of any event in the neutral or defensive zone without stoppage).
So that means any shot from the point within 4 second of entering the O zone is considered a Scoring Chance and so is a blocked shot in the blue area. So let's break it down:
SCA/60
2. Nashville 24.42
14. Pittsburgh 26.51
17. Winnipeg 26.62
21. Tampa Bay 27.55.
24. Washington 28.62
25. Toronto 29.12
Looks bad doesn't it? Let's see where Toronto sits with High Danger Scoring Shots Against/60 5v5 compared to these other defensive powerhouses:
HDSA/60 (scoring chance number value of 3 or more)
4. Toronto 7.72
10. Tampa Bay 8.06
14. Nashville 8.25
15. Winnipeg 8.37
21. Pittsburgh 8.57
29. Washington 9.59
Not bad, what about Medium Danger Shots Against/60 5v5 (scoring chance number value of exactly 2)
3. Washington 6.68
10. Nashville 7.51
21. Pittsburgh 8.54
24. Winnipeg 8.74
27. Toronto 9.14
31. Tampa Bay 9.72
Hmm, still not the worst in the league but definitely near the bottom, again these are shots with a value of 2 which could also include shots from the point within 4 seconds on zone entry or even a missed shot that rims around the net for another point shot within 3 seconds or even a blocked shot from the blue area count. Unfortunately there is no way of filtering those shot types from the rest.
Last one. Low Danger Shots Against/60 5v5 (scoring chance number value of exactly 1 or less)
5. Nashville 11.22
12. Tampa Bay 12.48
22. Washington 13.31
23. Winnipeg 13.36
26. Pittsburgh 13.83
27. Toronto 13.84
Once again, point shots that get blocked, shots from the pink area that get blocked or shots from the yellow area all count.
Again, I don't think Scoring Chances no matter their classification is a good indication of the teams defense, as I've stated a couple of times before, their downfall in the D zone comes from the lack of being able to cleanly clear the zone and their ineffectiveness of stopping the other teams cycle.