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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Teams that outshoot their opponents are usually the better team. Teams that have possession of the puck more are usually the better team. Is there a large group of people who debate this?
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Well, there's the management team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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But then you take an actual look at the data and you'll see it's not always the case. The Sharks have some of the highest numbers yet were out in the first round.
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While your point is correct this isn't a very good example. A 4-7 game sample size just isn't big enough to use as a reference point. The rest of your examples are fair. That chart obviously does indicate that it's not 100% the case that positive possession teams make the playoffs and negative possession teams don't, just the majority of them. No one is really arguing that it isn't "missing a part of the story". It's missing all of the minutes that aren't at 5 on 5, too.