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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The idea is not to make it simple.... If folks understood how rudimentary advanced stats are they would understand that for hockey they should not be taken seriously... There is no magic significant correlation between a positive corsi % and team success.
After 15 games the Flames are middle of the pack Corsi team and dead last as a winning team.
Montreal is the worst corsi team in the league so far and early favorites for the presidents trophy.
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1. Montreal is not the worst team by any advanced stat measure. You also do well (especially early in the season as sample size is small) to adjust by score. Teams trailing usually turn up the shot attempts. If you're willing a lot, it'll impact your numbers.
2. There is a "magic correlation" between corsi and winning. That is fact. You can say it's not, but there's
3. Corsi is not all that matters. Literally nobody thinks otherwise. If you have a goaltender with a .965 sv% that covers up a lot wouldn't you say?