Why is hockey so luck based? Because it’s played at high speed, on ice, with players balancing on 2 thin sheets of metal, with a rubber disc that bounces off of everything. It’s fucking crazy and I love it
And yet, we pretend like it's mostly skill and (following the NHL marketing) we mistakenly attribute victory to the skill and effort of individuals. It's the biggest problem in the sport: the public's misunderstanding of it.
I am not a fan of the modern game. Is everyone more offensively skilled? Or have the rules made it far more comfortable for offense? The defenders can't do what they used to 20 years ago without being called for interference, slashing, holding, hooking, etc. I enjoy great defense and chippy play. That's why I'm cheering for the Panthers this year.
We are exactly where i thought we'd be. NYR, canes, canucks, and oilers all had an incredibly easy first round imo. You could have looked at those series objectively and on paper and easily picked the winners of those series. This is the first year in a while the top teams are in the final 4. Was sure the stars could beat vegas and assumed colrado would go to at least 7 colorado, which btw how tf did they finish so high in the standing and get arguably the two hardest teams, at the very least hardest in their own division, in the first two rounds? How does that work? How did every other top team get cake for the first round? I think comeback win percentages arent the greatest statistics to go by. Comebacks are awesome when you have that ability in your back pocket, but playing from behind consistently is a recipe for failure almost all of the time. Coming back is great if you can use the momentum to make a statement on the next game and ultimately the series. DOing it constantlyjust means you are playing desperate hocky and while that can create good things, the more calm and reserved oppenent can smell that fear a mile away. Look at vegas last year, and tampa during their two runs for good examples of that. Also you cant mention puck luck without mentioning skill. If you arent skilled to get into position there is no amount of puck luck in the world that create success.
It’s not that ref’s acting crooked on their own. You have to look at Vegas’ involvement in the league too. The betting lines. This is why come from behind wins are more and more prominent. If you think Vegas doesn’t have their hands in every sporting event, and every officiating crew, you’re wrong. They absolutely do. It’s become more and more obvious over the years. This is why that ref said he wanted to get a penalty on Nashville early. Not just because he doesn’t like them lol
Only two series have been won by the lower seed and that's the oilers beating the cannucks and the avs beating the jets and thats a 3 beating a 2 and a 2 beating a 1... doesn't seem so unpredictable to me, stop looking at analytics.
Why is hockey so luck based? Because it’s played at high speed, on ice, with players balancing on 2 thin sheets of metal, with a rubber disc that bounces off of everything. It’s fucking crazy and I love it
And yet, we pretend like it's mostly skill and (following the NHL marketing) we mistakenly attribute victory to the skill and effort of individuals. It's the biggest problem in the sport: the public's misunderstanding of it.
i use the vox video a lot when describing why hockey is so good, hard to bet on, why there are so many upsets. great video
or i rewatch it for myself when my teams gets knocked out of the playoffs.
I am not a fan of the modern game. Is everyone more offensively skilled? Or have the rules made it far more comfortable for offense? The defenders can't do what they used to 20 years ago without being called for interference, slashing, holding, hooking, etc. I enjoy great defense and chippy play. That's why I'm cheering for the Panthers this year.
4 1st place teams in final 4
Make that 3 hehe!
We are exactly where i thought we'd be. NYR, canes, canucks, and oilers all had an incredibly easy first round imo. You could have looked at those series objectively and on paper and easily picked the winners of those series. This is the first year in a while the top teams are in the final 4. Was sure the stars could beat vegas and assumed colrado would go to at least 7 colorado, which btw how tf did they finish so high in the standing and get arguably the two hardest teams, at the very least hardest in their own division, in the first two rounds? How does that work? How did every other top team get cake for the first round?
I think comeback win percentages arent the greatest statistics to go by. Comebacks are awesome when you have that ability in your back pocket, but playing from behind consistently is a recipe for failure almost all of the time. Coming back is great if you can use the momentum to make a statement on the next game and ultimately the series. DOing it constantlyjust means you are playing desperate hocky and while that can create good things, the more calm and reserved oppenent can smell that fear a mile away. Look at vegas last year, and tampa during their two runs for good examples of that.
Also you cant mention puck luck without mentioning skill. If you arent skilled to get into position there is no amount of puck luck in the world that create success.
It’s not that ref’s acting crooked on their own. You have to look at Vegas’ involvement in the league too. The betting lines. This is why come from behind wins are more and more prominent. If you think Vegas doesn’t have their hands in every sporting event, and every officiating crew, you’re wrong. They absolutely do. It’s become more and more obvious over the years. This is why that ref said he wanted to get a penalty on Nashville early. Not just because he doesn’t like them lol
Great video! That 51% figure shocked me! 😮
Thank you! And me too tbh. It hasn’t been this high since the early 90s!
Only two series have been won by the lower seed and that's the oilers beating the cannucks and the avs beating the jets and thats a 3 beating a 2 and a 2 beating a 1... doesn't seem so unpredictable to me, stop looking at analytics.
Imagine actually listening to hockey analytics. Literally the most pointless job on the planet.