Columbus Blue Jackets: Bad Analogy

October 17th, 2010 by Ed Cmar Leave a reply »
I recently saw the following commentary in Columbus’ local newspaper:

http://www.bluejacketsxtra.com/live/content/sports/stories/2010/09/29/wild-model-suggests-rough-times-for-jackets.html?sid=101

I can only assess this commentary in two words: bad analogy.

In short, the writer offering the commentary is trying to draw an analogy between the new up-tempo system/direction of new Columbus Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel to what was done during the prior season by the Minnesota Wild, the Blue Jackets sister expansion organization.

What the writer’s asserting is that the Wild transitioned from original Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire's trapping, slow-paced system to current head coach Todd Richards’ up-tempo system.  The writer’s point is that the transition merely resulted in the same amount of goals scored but that the Wild gave up many more goals than in the prior season. This directional change resulted in the Wild missing the playoffs by more points than they did in the previous season.

Well, there's a huge reason as to why this occurred, and it's not merely due to the change in system/directi ...

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