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Opinion: The Avs current problems are quantified but go beyond the numbers

The NHL EDGE site is chalked with stats primarily to monitor the incredible talent the world's best hockey league offers. We hear a lot about "bursts" here in Colorado due to the existence of the explosive Nathan MacKinnon. The site also features team stats and a place to compare two squads side-by-side. Intriguing. It's been a weird window of games for the Avalanche, and many fans (myself included) have been searching for answers.

Here is what I decided to look into analytically.

I first tried to create goalposts for some of the metrics offered on the NHL's newest stat site.