Wasn’t Ron’s number 10? It’s a sign from the hockey gods, trade skinner for the 10th pick and get a sure fire hofer.
Darren Yorke is now head of scouting , he was promoted to that spot . He takes over for Daniels. they have 2 new guys as video scouts, Trace Linton and Bob Teofilo . (not sure if Bob is new or not , he seems to be )
+1 ^
I am also one who values someone with hockey eyeballs.
Here is an apple to orange question. Does analytics work better on golf swings than in assessing hock players? You can analyze my golf swing all day long. Won't fix it and I've seen people with strange swings accomplish the same task.
Yeah ... that's definitely apples and oranges. I mean, I guess you can apply swing analytics to a player's shot to maximize blade angle and that kind of stuff, but that's NOT what's happening with advanced analytics as used in scouting. That's when you're trying to delve beyond the actual goals, assists and other traditional measurables to see the value in stuff like possession stats, shift value and potential outcomes.
And look ... I'm not dogmatic about the issue of advanced analytics. I feel like there's value in the exercise. I just feel like good scouting blends the traditional methods with the advanced metrics. I'm not at all convinced of the order of merit ... which should inform which in other words ... but I am convinced that you can screw it all up by leaning too heavily in either direction.
Okay, but I revert back to my hockey view on using hockey eyeballs and not going overboard with using the hockey beer goggles which leads to an Alex Semin type of situation.
Just heard someone this morning talking about Semin on NHL radio noting that his collapse as a player is still one of the biggest mysteries in pro hockey.
For those that don't know, the Triangle is flooded with people who make a living using stats.
To me, Semin is the local poster boy for being wary of over-reliance on analytics.
Except for Semin was very good for a period of time. He had his issues from the beginning, but he was good. Then he fell apart.
I don't see him as the poster boy for analytics. I also think he fell apart because the Canes fell apart. He may have been a key contributor to the collapse, but he certainly wasn't alone.