For the first post in this series, please click here.

Tom Awad at Puck Prospectus continues his outstanding explanation of GVT in Part Two, which covers how ice time affects the overall GVT, and Part Three, which goes into great detail of how the stat is calculated, of his analysis of the metric. It is incredibly difficult to quantify a player’s contribution to his team by stats alone. There are so many different factors that contribute to the overall success, that it may actually be impossible to find one stat that quantifies everything. Tom does a great job at beginning the process of developing metrics to help analyze these factors. These are all fantastic reads, and really dive into a deeper analysis of hockey stats that aren’t simple counting stats.

Just like all new stats, there are flaws, as Tom points out himself:

  • GVT works best for regular season statistics.
  • GVT does not measure a player’s talent.
  • GVT does not measure intangibles (leadership).

That aside, if you are looking for a better way to measure the contribution of a player, like Marc Staal, who does not put up flashy numbers, then GVT is for you. Definitely head over there and take a read.

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