The Hockey News writer Ken Campbell’s article, “Campbellnomics—The final standings,” is tangible proof that you can get statistics to say anything. The sole purpose of the piece is to discredit Henrik Sedin as a deserving Hart Trophy winner and to prop up his guy, Sydney Crosby.
According to the NHL, a goal is worth as much as an assist; they’re worth one point each. Campbell rejects this premise and instead offers his own pointing system. Rearranging stats and applying different weights to different types of points is a bit of a laborious process, but there is a method to the madness.
Campbell does not accept the fact that Henrik scored the most points in the NHL this season. That is why he feels the need to reopen the books, move some things around, and come up with stats that support his rankings.
According to his rankings, Henrik barely cracks the top 20, and is ranked No. 19 in the NHL. That should be evidence enough that his rankings are completely out of whack.
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