Go read the responses after Glass looked fine in his second preseason game. Tell me that's moderation.
I recognize that the possibility that Glass performs well exists. There will always be players who improve dramatically at non-typical points in their career. The fact that Zdeno Chara became what he is now from what he is makes little sense.
But does the existence of pattern-breaking samples mean looking for patterns is useless and the past can tell us nothing of the future?
Somewhat off-topic, but this reminded me of this Ken Hitchcock
quote:
It mirrors the views of many who start out on this topic (myself included).