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Originally Posted by blankall
Fenwick is a better stat for the Flames as it takes into account blocked shots. That being said advanced stats are garbage. I'd rather have a team that can put the puck in the net than one that's great at cycling around the perimeter.
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Can someone explain why one would use Fenwick instead of Corsi and vice versa? If the idea is that shots equate possession (you have to possess the puck in order to shoot it) then why not count everything? But then I hear people say that blocked shots shouldn't count since it is a skill and not random (???) and correlates better with wins (marginally). And I see lots of discussions where both are used seemingly in the hope that at least one of them fits.
It seems like we should pick one and stick with it, otherwise we're cherry picking?