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Originally Posted by _Q_
Because shots fired at the general direction of the net is a poor indicator of "possession".
Taking 5 shots off a defenceman's shins during a power play doesn't mean you're controlling the puck more efficiently than passing the puck around and waiting for a quality shot.
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The counter to "if you're just passing it around without shots you're not getting credit for Fenwick possession numbers" is "if you're just passing it around the other team is not taking shots and therefore not hurting your Fenwick possession numbers".
I haven't run any numbers along with watching games with a stopwatch, but my gut tells me those two effects net off and make shots attempted a pretty good proxy for possession across various styles of play.