Top 20 Defensive Defensemen #7

[ponder]

I'll go with Mitchell.

[Prairie Habs]

Originally Posted by Machinehead

Seabrook this time.

McD is successful like a child eating sand? Makes sense.

[rockinghorse]

Originally Posted by Machinehead

I sense a big Alzner push coming.

I'll 2nd that
Like Seidenberg too.

[rockinghorse]

Originally Posted by Zoidberg Jesus

Actually, it'd be second, and first amongst defenseman (Girardi has 211). Or was that sarcasm?

Anyway, real-time stats are a bad way to compare players because the record keeping is wildly inconsistent around the league, because each stadium has their own people keeping track. Some stadiums have different definitions of a hit or a blocked shot than others, some are biased towards their own team, etc. The effect is much worse for hits than blocked shots, but still, neither is particularly reliable.

What is the criteria for being one of the people keeping track? Do they get regular eye tests? Not making a joke. Also are they tested on knowlegde? There should not be wild fluctuations around the league. Perhaps the trackers should be like refs and get moved around the NHL.

[lakai17]

Seabrook is a top 5 defensive defenceman today.

[Zoidberg Jesus]

Originally Posted by rockinghorse

What is the criteria for being one of the people keeping track? Do they get regular eye tests? Not making a joke. Also are they tested on knowlegde? There should not be wild fluctuations around the league. Perhaps the trackers should be like refs and get moved around the NHL.

They're just team employees. And stat tracking isn't a high priority for anyone but the hardcore fans, so it's not like they're gonna spend any extra money training or testing these guys, let alone flying them around the league.

[Kershaw]

Seabrook

[Vancouver Blazers]

Willie Mitchell

[Habs 4 Life]

Close for me between Gorges and Seabrook, going with Seabrook but Gorges is next for me