[Ed. Note: We're pleased to welcome Ryan Stimson (give him a follow at @RK_Stimp, In Lou We Trust contributor and passing-play tracker extraordinaire, for the first of two guest posts. He and his team of volunteers have been doing excellent work tracking League-wide stats (and be sure to read about it over at ILWT). Today, however, he's turning his focus solely on the Caps - and more specifically, what the defense might look like this upcoming season.]
Why Look at Passes?
In addition to being able to isolate how players contribute rather than relying on on-ice metrics, by examining passes we can quantify which types of shot attempts are the most dangerous.