Thanks for the shout, Ben! Solid overview of Bedard's rookie season. He really is fascinating to watch. Razor-sharp puck skills and offensive instincts vs. what may be the worst physical tools (size, speed, strength) I've seen on a generational prospect. His outlook gets even more interesting if Chicago lands a top 2 pick in the draft.
The description really caught me on this one. Box scores as a mental prison.
As a natural born numbers guy, my brain instantly goes toward thinking 'if something can't be backed up with numbers, how can I understand whether or not it's even real?' I can watch the game in front of me, but the human brain remembers what it wants to. There's no guarantee what I take away from watching the game is the truth. There's a reason numbers to quantify these things exist in the first place. It seemed like you were more interesting in changing the form of the box score.
My expertise is not with transition sports. My main expertise is in (American) football, a sport that offers no reward for simply moving in the way that ice hockey does, and yet the player movement tracking in it seems to be far superior to what exists in ice hockey. Why would that be? It seems like if player movement were better tracked, a lot more things in the sport could find some numerical backing.
No worries Vinh! Really enjoyed your analysis.
Bedard reminds me of Lindros.
Thanks for the shout, Ben! Solid overview of Bedard's rookie season. He really is fascinating to watch. Razor-sharp puck skills and offensive instincts vs. what may be the worst physical tools (size, speed, strength) I've seen on a generational prospect. His outlook gets even more interesting if Chicago lands a top 2 pick in the draft.
The description really caught me on this one. Box scores as a mental prison.
As a natural born numbers guy, my brain instantly goes toward thinking 'if something can't be backed up with numbers, how can I understand whether or not it's even real?' I can watch the game in front of me, but the human brain remembers what it wants to. There's no guarantee what I take away from watching the game is the truth. There's a reason numbers to quantify these things exist in the first place. It seemed like you were more interesting in changing the form of the box score.
My expertise is not with transition sports. My main expertise is in (American) football, a sport that offers no reward for simply moving in the way that ice hockey does, and yet the player movement tracking in it seems to be far superior to what exists in ice hockey. Why would that be? It seems like if player movement were better tracked, a lot more things in the sport could find some numerical backing.