Yeah PDO never made a lot of sense to me, especially on a team level. I can sort of see the value on a player level, but it's really no more valuable than just looking at the on-ice shooting and save percentages separately.
I mean, why would a team with an 11% shooting percentage and a crappy goalie putting up .895 goaltending (for a PDO of 100.5) be considered more sustainable than a team with a 9% shooting percentage and an elite goalie putting up .925 goaltending (for a PDO of 101.5). To me the first team is far more likely to see their percentages drop than the second.
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