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Originally Posted by Jay Random
With any luck, by the time that happens, people will have got over two idiotic ideas: (1) that the purpose of hockey is to have possession of the puck, (2) that shot attempts are an accurate measure of possession. I will be very happy when the day comes that I never have to hear the words ‘Corsi’ and ‘Fenwick’ again.
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I think we‘re all interpreting advanced stats wrong. See, the ‘purpose‘ of hockey isn‘t to possess the puck, it‘s to score goals; however, possessing the puck sure does help you to do that.