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The Kinder, Gentler Version
It’s October. That means it’s time to hyper analyze ridiculously small sample sizes and draw incredibly premature conclusions. It’s an annual tradition.
So let’s look at Arizona.
Coyotes have such intriguing stats:
Shot Attempt Differential (Corsi): 4th in NHL (+78)
Unblocked Shot Attempt Differential (Fenwick): 4th in NHL (+45)
Shots Against per game: 2nd in NHL (23.3)
Shots For per game: 5th in NHL (36.5)
Faceoff Percentage: 5th in NHL (53.3)
Goals Against per game: 4th in NHL (2.25)
Looks good, right? No...
Goals For per game: 31st in NHL (0.50)
What in the actual ****?
The performance indicators are there. The performance is not. Are they going to explode offensively soon or are we looking at a new kind of outlier?
We’ve all seen terrible players with great fancy stats. Are we about to see a whole team that fits that bill?
So let’s look at Arizona.
Coyotes have such intriguing stats:
Shot Attempt Differential (Corsi): 4th in NHL (+78)
Unblocked Shot Attempt Differential (Fenwick): 4th in NHL (+45)
Shots Against per game: 2nd in NHL (23.3)
Shots For per game: 5th in NHL (36.5)
Faceoff Percentage: 5th in NHL (53.3)
Goals Against per game: 4th in NHL (2.25)
Looks good, right? No...
Goals For per game: 31st in NHL (0.50)
What in the actual ****?
The performance indicators are there. The performance is not. Are they going to explode offensively soon or are we looking at a new kind of outlier?
We’ve all seen terrible players with great fancy stats. Are we about to see a whole team that fits that bill?