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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Ok, show me how it has predictive value.
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It is both statistically and intuitively valuable.
There is a ton of info/analysis that shows it has predictive value.
The disconnect is that one side will tell you it is everything, the other tells you it means nothing. Reality is somewhere in the middle.
Intuitively, you are less likely to win (in any term, long or short) if you are consistently outshot and outplayed. That is completely obvious.
Problem is guys like Lambert, CHL, etc. will tell you it is the only thing that matters, to the point where wins and losses are wrong and don't reflect which team's are better. Which is complete nonsense.