hatcher
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Players have to put it in to make playoffs and there are afew that AV will feud with in the main core.
You should never take stock in any regression that doesn’t have an error posted or one where you can’t derive/solve for. These stats have that, so you can see how your analysis differs... that’s why I quoted you up there.It's far worse than that, the hidden flaw in every regression is left out variable error (LOVE).
Unless it's a controlled experiment where you can measure and control every variable, you actually are only using those variables for which you have measurements (and you hope those are unbiased), and don't know the "unknown unknowns" that might be determining the outcome - at best you have imperfect proxies for the true variables.
Which is why every statistical test is essentially flawed
Or why I put as much stock on robustness as significant tests.
Or as Box said: "All models are wrong, some models are useful."
Braun and pitlick. Probably Hayes too. They are going to destroy the team.Players have to put it in to make playoffs and there are afew that AV will feud with in the main core.
Again that's hindsight. When the rumors were running around that Subban was available, it was pre-Therien becoming an AC. Now, there was a pact, and yada yada yada, but the two were not mutually exclusive.Even Therrien here what are the odds he is traded here?
Very low IMO
Thanks. Not too shabby boys
You wouldn't think that based on the overwelmingly negative atmosphere around here this summer
D pairing as classic as Hagg-MacDonald
They'll be fine.Braun and pitlick. Probably Hayes too. They are going to destroy the team.
It’s tough to say goodbye to a D pairing as classic as Hagg-MacDonald
A lot had to go right last year for us to make the playoffs. Our goaltending was bottom 5 in the league and our D was bottom 8 or so. You also can't divorce coaching from roster. I think goaltending is still an open issue. Hart is very talented but the shooters will learn his tendencies quickly and he will probably have ups and downs as he continues to mature. Elliot cant stay healthy. Coaching to me is the biggest upgrade although I think the D will also be much better this year. Av's has had a lot of very good goalies and he seems to handle them well.It was always going to be a playoff roster. It should have been a playoff roster last year.
With the bad goalies, and bad defense, the forward group still almost over compensated and made this a playoff team. A true bubble, got popped about two weeks before seasons end. If one were to say a team is bottom 5 goalies, and bottom 8 defense, that sounds like a team that has been eliminated from the playoffs before Valentine's Day. Flyers were in it for about a month longer to almost St. Patty's Day.A lot had to go right last year for us to make the playoffs. Our goaltending was bottom 5 in the league and our D was bottom 8 or so. You also can't divorce coaching from roster. I think goaltending is still an open issue. Hart is very talented but the shooters will learn his tendencies quickly and he will probably have ups and downs as he continues to mature. Elliot cant stay healthy. Coaching to me is the biggest upgrade although I think the D will also be much better this year. Av's has had a lot of very good goalies and he seems to handle them well.
Forwards got called out by fletcher for playing the wrong way and were a major reason the d looked bad. Forwards are in for it now that we got real coaches that have pull.With the bad goalies, and bad defense, the forward group still almost over compensated and made this a playoff team. A true bubble, got popped about two weeks before seasons end. If one were to say a team is bottom 5 goalies, and bottom 8 defense, that sounds like a team that has been eliminated from the playoffs before Valentine's Day. Flyers were in it for about a month longer to almost St. Patty's Day.
The coaching choices/methods were that bad.
Forwards got called out by fletcher for playing the wrong way and were a major reason the d looked bad. Forwards are in for it now that we got real coaches that have pull.
Fletcher called them out for not doing what the coaches wanted. Gordon wanted more forecheck and backcheck and more attack but half the forwards wont do it. Players time is up now so if it isn't looking good the rest are going next off season.That was on Gordon's stretch system.
Your argument may have some merit. However, taking to task what was obviously the Flyers' strength of last season (the forwards) and blaming them for the poor affects of the season appear disingenuous. The thing that was most responsible for us winning, is also the thing most responsible for us losing is not truly mutually exclusive. However, one should be able to see the two statements not fitting together seamlessly.Fletcher called them out for not doing what the coaches wanted. Gordon wanted more forecheck and backcheck and more attack but half the forwards wont do it. Players time is up now so if it isn't looking good the rest are going next off season.
It does go hand in hand with the d though and why we were always down 1 or 2 goals.Your argument may have some merit. However, taking to task what was obviously the Flyers' strength of last season (the forwards) and blaming them for the poor affects of the season appear disingenuous. The thing that was most responsible for us winning, is also the thing most responsible for us losing is not truly mutually exclusive. However, one should be able to see the two statements not fitting together seamlessly.
That was on Gordon's stretch system.
Fletcher called them out for not doing what the coaches wanted. Gordon wanted more forecheck and backcheck and more attack but half the forwards wont do it. Players time is up now so if it isn't looking good the rest are going next off season.
Again that's hindsight. When the rumors were running around that Subban was available, it was pre-Therien becoming an AC. Now, there was a pact, and yada yada yada, but the two were not mutually exclusive.