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Originally Posted by strombad
...Problem is, this is about building a team. There is zero evidence that (as has been said before) good cup-winning teams don't just rate higher on these things because of regular season dominance. There is nothing that suggests that if you assemble a team with this in mind that you'll win a cup. As I said before, this is a clear example of "false positive science"...
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I might express this a little differently: There is zero evidence that good cup-winning teams are constructed from the results of Fenwick ratings, and with a preference for players with good corsi (what is the plural of "corsi", if indeed I can use it as a noun?)
In other words, these sorts of statistical reports are likely not very useful for making decisions about team composition. They can help to show where and why teams are successful or unsuccessful, but really don't provide any solution to the problem of low puck possession. The only way to become a good puck-possession team is to construct a lineup that consistently outplays their opposition. It's about as simple as that.