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Originally Posted by NewtonsApple
Hey man, i agree. In my mind Corsi is basically a more telling +/- stat. Neither of which are without fault. That being said, the way in which i used it i believe was fair. A response to Malkin's great defensive play based upon takeaways (which are a horribly deceptive defensive stat). It by no means gives the whole picture, but its not to be ignored either. I dont think it was out of line to use it in the context I did. Especially when coupled with official scouting reports on Malkin (renowned for a lazy back check which leads to bad penalties, bad giveaways in his own zone).
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I have no idea where did you read those scouting reports, but I can point you to a book written by a Dave King (I hope you know who he is) called "King of Russia". In the same book, you'll find that King, who was Malkin's coach in Metallurg Magnitogorsk, has a polar opposite opinion on Malkin's play. As the matter of fact, his play is compared to one of Pavel Datsyuk.