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Originally Posted by _Q_
Yeah and I think that's the core of the pro-corsi vs anti-corsi crowd. Corsi are just statistics. You have to be fairly ignorant to hate on statistics. But you also have to be equally as ignorant to make statements like "team X will miss the playoffs because the Corsi says so".
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It's not really ignorance though, but rather overconfidence. A prediction is, by definition, a guess.
"Based on Corsi, I think the Flames will miss the playoffs."
"Based on goal differential, I think the Flames will make the playoffs."
Neither prediction is rooted in ignorance. Both are supported by quantifiable statistics that carry historical relevance. But one of them is going to be wrong.