The “good ol’ hockey boys” group have already had a difficult week. With news of Florida firing their head coach in a very bizarre fashion, many of the old school MSM threw a nice little fit about the stat boys, computer modules and how analytics are for geeks.
A few weeks ago I got into a little tiff with an unnamed NHL reporter about the New York Rangers. The comment to me was essentially “stop criticizing, the Rangers are winning and you don’t know more than the coach.”
That seems to be the argument that comes from all the stat attackers: “You’re smarter than the coach?