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Originally Posted by Tinordi
No that's not all that needs to be said on the topic. You haven't provided any proof beyond "it's well established." Oh yeah, by whom?
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He's confusing shots with real-time stats. These would include hits, blocked shots, giveaways and takeaways. These things mean different things in different arenas, which is one reason they're not very useful as stats. The other reason is it's misleading - you can't hit a guy unless you don't have the puck, can't block a shot unless someone's in your end trying to score. Similarly, the best players in the league tend to have the most giveaways because they're the ones trying to make plays and the puck's always on their stick.
So he's not wrong... well, yes, he's wrong, because he's got the wrong stat. Shots are not RTS, everyone knows what a shot is and it's extremely rare for a shot to be counted when there wasn't a shot, and it's even rarer for the counter to miss one.