tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post1628522950659954415..comments2023-05-06T08:59:13.282-07:00Comments on Hockey Numbers: FatigueJavaGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02529258432033746879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post-82993153146265101142007-05-05T09:03:00.000-07:002007-05-05T09:03:00.000-07:001. Matching in the regular season is not that domi...1. Matching in the regular season is not that dominant that it would have a huge effect on this analysis. Its effects wouldn't affect the results, as the players get more ice time against the same competition their scoring rates still fall with increased ice time. (I don't see a problem here).<BR/><BR/>2. The question to ask here is how is the coach adjusting his lines when he goes into his JavaGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529258432033746879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31600912.post-42763041414274706442007-05-05T07:43:00.000-07:002007-05-05T07:43:00.000-07:00Fatigue is an interesting theory, and I don't doub...Fatigue is an interesting theory, and I don't doubt it exists, but the way the NHL is played I am not sure you can analyze fatigue without simultaneously analyzing who the players are playing with and against and even the game situation.<BR/><BR/>First off many teams line match so players on the ice at any given time might accumulate minutes at more or less the same rate.<BR/><BR/>Second, a team Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com