Stolen Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) 2:02: http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip675281#clip675281 Edited May 9, 2012 by Stolen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 2:02: http://watch.tsn.ca/...5281#clip675281 Haha Carter owns him. Cue the Lol U mad? Kovy photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 God Briere is so dirty with that spear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie B Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 2:02: http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip675281#clip675281 Im confused. Did briere take someon'es stick? Out of context this video makes me scratch my head. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteau#32 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah this is a pretty fair criticism actually. Luck is another word in stats for "unexplained by the model." Much of what could be attributed to luck could actually be attributed to some factor that we have not measured or are completely ignoring. This is why people work so hard on developing better models to minimize the amount of "luck" inherent in predicting outcomes. The point is all of this stat analysis is a marked improvement over analysis like looking at the regular season point total/seeds. Or just going based on what you see with your naked eye. It's useful and should not be ignored just because one doesn't understand it, or it isn't perfect. I understand it just fine, just don't see it as valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteau#32 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Luck doesnt take every individual play into consideration, it is ratios that are unsustainable. You look at the big picture. Yeah, the BIG picture, which is not going to be valid over a short series. What you are doing when using Fenwic, corsi, whatever other numbers you want to use to apply it to a short series (even after the fact) is along the lines of saying, "Out of 10million random Americans of legal voting age polled, 55% said they plan to vote or Obama in the next election. With that in mind, We expect Obama to recieve 55% of the vote in Westfield, NJ." The stats fail to take into account, as was pointed out earlier, the match-ups, the coaching, the strategy and style of play, and of course when it comes to hockey, the hot goaltender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteau#32 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Most people can't think stochastically. Predicting one team will win 60% of the time means the other 40% of the time, the other team wins. 'Advanced' NHL stats really can't predict that much because NHL games have an incredible amount of uncertainty (like that Bryzgalov play). They can still predict much more than looking at things like goals for, goals against, points, etc. THANK YOU. Predict more, maybe. MUCH more? Disagree. Not sure how Dan Girardi hitting the glass with his shot 10 times a game helps the Rangers win long-term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Im confused. Did briere take someon'es stick? Out of context this video makes me scratch my head. Lol Briere tried to sneak a spear into Carter's gut as he's going to the bench there. The Flyers have been doing this for a very, very long time now (and getting away with it), and Briere in particular is one of the worst offenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Puddy Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 'Advanced' NHL stats really can't predict that much because NHL games have an incredible amount of uncertainty (like that Bryzgalov play). They can still predict much more than looking at things like goals for, goals against, points, etc. Isn't the purpose of advanced stats more to determine a player's value rather than to predict the outcome of games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Isn't the purpose of advanced stats more to determine a player's value rather than to predict the outcome of games? It's better at that for sure, but the two things aren't unrelated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey3893498 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 the kings are living pretty charmed right now but the team that wins the cup goes through adversity and the ups and downs of a long playoff run. the devils, rangers and capitals all have. phoenix has, too. i just think the kings as good as they've played and have looked we haven't seen what will happen with them if they hit any kind of adversity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 btw what time will games begin in the next round, 7:30 or 8? It's been a long time since I cared about possible ECF start times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLinfante Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 THANK YOU. Predict more, maybe. MUCH more? Disagree. Not sure how Dan Girardi hitting the glass with his shot 10 times a game helps the Rangers win long-term. I'm not always a big stat guy either, but I think the point goes something like this: It's not so much that Girardi taking shots and missing the net helps the rangers win, it's that the fact that (for that shift, at least) if he's shooting it means the other team isn't shooting, which means the other team isn't scoring, which helps the rangers win. The transitive property at its finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Im confused. Did briere take someon'es stick? Out of context this video makes me scratch my head. Lol I dont know what is funnier. Carter saying "Well I'll just take that since you don't know how to use it properly" or Hartnell throwing a fit...again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) I'm not always a big stat guy either, but I think the point goes something like this: It's not so much that Girardi taking shots and missing the net helps the rangers win, it's that the fact that (for that shift, at least) if he's shooting it means the other team isn't shooting, which means the other team isn't scoring, which helps the rangers win. The transitive property at its finest. Yeah, this explains it really well. A 'missed shot' isn't, in itself, a positive outcome, unless it's in Detroit and Pierre McGuire is working himself into mania describing how great it is that Detroit players occasionally shoot wide on purpose to set up a teammate. But that missed shot tells you where the puck was. We use shots as a proxy for puck possession - having the puck more means getting more chances to score and therefore more chances to win. Just checked - didn't know this data was available - Detroit had a 63.4% Fenwick tied in the 2007-08 playoffs. They are definitely overlooked as one of the greatest teams of all time, but I think they're right up there. I imagine the 2000 Devils numbers are similar. Edited May 9, 2012 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Dose Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 The Devils are cycling so well right now, NBCSports has invited them back in July for the Tour de France. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Neb00rs Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 You don't stop with this stuff do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 The Devils are cycling so well right now, NBCSports has invited them back in July for the Tour de France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerseysFinest732 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Let this series go 7, both teams can continue to beat the hell out of each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepeluso8 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Anyone watching this game? This game is close and this series is close... We could easily face the Caps the way things are going here. Assuming the Rags are coming to town is ill-informed if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolen Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 You don't stop with this stuff do you? I honestly do not know what you mean........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey3893498 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 oh no not fvcking again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepeluso8 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 GAme 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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