Most hockey writing is still narrative-driven. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes narratives distort what stats tell us, such as there's no such thing as a player who knows how to win. But at the same time, people want to read stories. I'm not interested in reading that a certain player was only a 30% Corsi hockey player on the weekend -- I want someone to tell me that they were a bad possession player because they get hemmed in their own zone a lot and missed on three or four zone-clearing passes. The stats make the story, but the story is far more interesting to read.
Silver Nuggets: Overreaction
