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| | Mark's Blog - February 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | On a hockey statistics note, I've been dissatisfied with Goals Against Average, GAA (goals allowed per 60 minutes played), as a measure of goalie success, since goals against are a function of shots faced, and this is not normalized between teams. |
 | | The problem with save percentages, similar (although in general a bit lower) to fielding percentages in baseball, is that they are presented as numbers less than but quite close to 1, which makes quick comparisons very difficult, and obscures significant differences. |
 | | And while it might at first seem that Prusek, being the backup, might play against weaker opposition, a quick check of his record shows 10 games against playoff teams, 8 against non-playoff teams (and a few minutes of mop-up duty against the Rangers in a game in November), which is an average level of opposition. |
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