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Originally Posted by Spinach
I'm not 100% clear on advanced stats, but that possession stat probably isn't all that meaningful for a 4th-line banger. Him having one of the lowest plus-minuses on the team wouldn't be all that meaningful, either.
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Why not, exactly?
When a line ends its shift with a desperate dump in, the next line is scrambling to generate something as the opponent is already breaking out with control. The next line might be Gaudreau, Ferland, Monahan already backchecking at the start of their shift instead of coming in one-by-one against tired opponents. These things cascade.
Handwaving poor performance from "fourth line bangers" is lazy. Everything has an indirect consequence.