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Originally Posted by Quincy Egg
How exactly is it garbage?
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Where are your underlying stats for last year's Minnesota Wild? 21st in 5vs5 corsi% last year and they only got better this year to the point of being in the 2nd round.
How about the New York Rangers, dropped from 8th to 19th in CF% and got better this year while losing Brad Richards. One of the last four teams left in the NHL.
How about the Anaheim Ducks, 17th in CF%, one of the last four teams left in the NHL.
How about the Montreal Canadiens, 26th and 23rd in CF% in consecutive years, conference finals and 2nd round in consecutive years.
Or the Carolina Hurricanes, 9th in CF% in consecutive years, at no point even remotely close to a playoff spot in either of those years.
No one denies that underlying stats have their value but they are not predictive of anything. They themselves are not predictable.