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Originally Posted by Jay Random
I never said that or implied it. You made that up.
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And I never implied corsi is the "end-goal" just because it measures where teams are at. You made
that up.
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The assumption that all shots on goal are of equal value is built into the Corsi and Fenwick ‘stats’. The people who invented them and advocate for them specifically claim that shot quality is not a variable, because it averages out and every team in the long run gets the same quality of shots. So the minute you use Corsi or Fenwick as a measure of anything, you are accepting that assumption.
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Accepting that shot quality averages out over 82+ games is not the same as accepting that all shot attempts are the same. One is a belief that good offense beats good defense, so don't be defending (like Darryl Sutter, first in league in GAA), the other is a belief that good defense beats good offense, so defend "well" (I.E. Bob Hartley, last in league iN GAA). I believe good offense beats good defense every time. Only way to beat good offense is by having the puck.
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Six of 16 playoff teams do not meet your criteria.
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And those six teams are:
Tukka Rask and a pretender
Semyon Varlamov and a pretender
Henrik Lundqvist and a pretender
Roberto Luongo and a still-rebuilding team
The Red Wings (24th ranked PP, fulfil the corsi/fenwick criteria)
The Lightning (21st ranked PP, fulfil the corsi/fenwick criteria)
Sorry, I don't want to be where the Rangers and Avs are at right now. I wouldn't mind being where the Panthers are at as part of their rebuild, but I would be very nervous if I were a Panthers fan and they were spending 1st round picks on deadline deals.