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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
...and Pittsburgh lost every fancy metric except for one, yet won the Cup because they won the most important "stat"...the scoreboard battle
but I'm sure Nashville takes solace in the fact they won the corsi battle against Pittburgh  |
well the one is pretty damn important, and they were better than the Oilers on every front.
they won the cup because they have an elite goaltender and two stud forwards, so in that vain you can take hope because the Oilers may have each of those players as well.
but getting outplayed throughout the playoffs isn't a recipe for any team looking to win, I don't think following that model is a smart course.
Here are the top five and bottom five from the playoffs
Corsi
1. Minny
2. Caps
3. Jackets
4. Habs
5. Predators
16. Blues
15. Penguins
14. Rangers
13. Oilers
12. Sharks
Penguins an aberration, other teams out in 1st or 2nd round
Shots
1. Wild
2. Caps
3. Jackets
4. Ducks
5. Flames
16. Oilers
15. Blues
14. Penguins
13. Bruins
12. Senators
once again Penguins the exception
Scoring Chances
1. Wild
2. Caps
3. Habs
4. Flames
5. Predators
16. Blues
15. Hawks
14. Senators
13. Penguins
12. Oilers
Oilers make another notorious list
High danger scoring chances
1. Wild
2. Leafs
3. Habs
4. Rangers
5. Flames
16. Jackets
15. Blues
14. Senators
13. Oilers
12. Bruins
Flames make top 5 three times, Oilers make bottom 5 all 4 times.
This is pretty clear stuff, stop drinking the Koolaid.