The eyeball test. For years, it has been the lifeblood of sports debates.
Two people disagree about which player had a better season. One person backs up his argument with stats. The other has the fabled eyeball test.
The statistics may say that player X had more goals, assists and a far superior plus/minus. However, the eyeball test says that Player Y was better. There’s no science or logic to it. You just feel that way about a player.
Before the season, if you had asked who was the Bruins number one goaltender, most people would have said Tuukka Rask. Some would have said Tim Thomas, pointing to his 2009 Vezina Trophy and the fact that no team would have a $5 million backup goalie, but the majority would have been of the opinion that the man who started every playoff game last year was at the top of the depth chart.
Four games have been played this year. Since both goaltenders were always going to start a game in Prague, it comes as no surprise that one goalie has started three games of those four game.
What is a surprise is that Thomas, not Rask, is the one who has played the last three games. He’s also play ...
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