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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The thing about PDO is that it tends to closely match the NHL standings. Most teams end up + or - three spots difference between their PDO rank and their overall rank. The significant exceptions last year were the Leafs (6th in PDO, 23rd overall), Washington (8th PDO, 17th overall), San Jose (16th PDO, 5th overall)
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Exactly.
PDO will closely mirror standings, in hindsight.
Possession numbers will closely mirror standings, in hindsight.
Are these predictive? No - but one can assume they will be, on average, by years end. So the Flames will either improve in those underlying stas (as they have) or they will not sustain anywhere close to current winning percentage.
This is no slight on the Flames. No bias. It's simply the truth.
Also interesting that these much maligned advanced stats (around here) are the same ones that have Giordano and Brodie as the leagues top defensive pairing. One can't play the game both ways