Expect a bad start from the Sabres tonight. They're probably feeling real good about their "effort" against a bad LA team last night.
And watch out for Max Comtois. He's sneaky good.
I really think it's just the quality of competition. The Kings, for example, are very bad.
Tonight is a trap game for the Sabres. The Ducks are beatable but our team will be feeling good about their effort last night and probably come out flat...
It's worth noting that a lot of the work the stats community does is independent and not based on data other people are collecting. Like...stats people will sit there and watch every game in their sample to put together data sets for something they want to measure like missed shots.
You might do okay at a place like Guitar Center. Their clientele is going to be less crappy than the people who go to Best Buy. Their display stuff in the pro-audio section shouldn't be too messed up.