He [Jim Corsi] and Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff talk over the scoring chance save percentage of the goalies on the team, but Corsi doesn’t break down a full scoring chances plus/minus for all Sabres players. He uses statistics to illuminate aspects of the game and a player’s performance, he says, but doesn’t lean on them.
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“Desjardins is very kind to have credited me for the initial concept, that I used strictly to find out about goaltending,” Corsi says. “He has ultimately developed it even further.
“He’s the guy that has ultimately made it into a rating that is also valuable for players. So basically creating a number that allows him or anyone that is interested to see if this player is creating offence, or is he creating the negative side of offence, chances, and too much time in his (own defensive) zone. It gives you an idea of how much puck possession is created on an individual basis… . It’s quite an interesting indicator.”
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"Corsi says he has now checked out Desjardins’ Behind the Net site. “When Don Chery and Ron MacLean were all over it like a heat rash, I was giggling. I was like, ‘Oh my God, these guys are talking about it. I better check this out.’ But I haven’t checked it (Corsi plus/minus) for my team. I’ve got a lot of other things to go.”
