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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I feel at times advanced stats are more a tool for fans to better cope with losing.
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The problem is taking something that has value in large sample sizes - i.e.: 5v5 Corsi as it relates to winning percentage - and trying to apply it to single games. Especially games so thoroughly dominated by special teams. You end up using a 38 minute sample size instead of 3800.
At best, that 5v5 scoring chance stat argues we should have lost 8-4 instead of 8-2.