Before I begin, full disclosure; I believe in the value of what the hockey community calls ‘advanced stats’, even-though this post may seem to the contrary. This season my interest in the value of advanced stats was peaked when Patrick Roy, Coach of the Colorado Avalanche, held a press-conference, in October, dismissing the value of Corsi. Roy made a bunch of comments on the shortfalls of stats, like Corsi, and one or two were even convincing. As much as I disagreed with Roy’