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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Since when have I ever implied stats are ever causation?
I'm not the one who says Monahan > Toews offensively because he has better stats. I"m not the one who said Wideman is a top 4 defenseman because he has top 4 stats.
I've always maintained that good play (systems, and individual) leads to good stats, and good play leads to good results. Good stats are a reflection of good play, and good results are a reflection of good play. Good stats and Good results are correlated.
I'll tell you one thing though, bad stats and good results are fools gold. Good stats and bad results are nothing to panic about.
They have a chance to surprise because they have Henrik Lundqvist, but I'm not banking on us adding a top 3 goalie in the world.
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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Hold YOUR horses there. The 2014 Rangers had Anton Stralman and fulfiled my criteria with mostly Flying Colors:
52.4% CF
52.6% FF
15th ranked PP
This year's Rangers do not.
47.7% CF
48.5% FF
23rd ranked PP
It does not get more pretender than that. They're not the same team.
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Your argument is direct: the Rangers are pretenders because their corsi sucks.
In other words: good corsi = contender
In other words, corsi causes being a contender
Clear enough?