OldTimeHockey
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Strangelove said:What I find remarkable on this board is the relative absence of trolling/bullying, so some of the posts in this thread are surprising to me. Compared to Reddit this place is incredibly civilized. It's important not to lose sight of the fact that disagreeing (or even strongly disagreeing) isn't bullying, it's debate.
I also don't find this place to be especially analytics-heavy. I think the main reason readership/comments are disappearing is because message boards themselves are archaic, not because of the types of discussions happening on this board. I'm glad that some people have stuck around, but not surprised that many haven't.
I agree with all of this.
Like I said earlier, I'm not opposed to the analytics. Sometimes I just want to talk hockey but I do value what analytics can offer. I mean, numbers generally don't lie. My eyes often do. I realize that the numbers side of it today is "talking hockey" and it's just my stubborn way of looking at things that gets in the way. That and I really need to sit down and look at the analytic side of things to understand it, then I'll surely be all in.
Anyways, trade Gardiner(not for a bag of pucks) and I'll be okay with everything in the world.