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Originally Posted by New Era
Except that Corsi and Fenwick are all flawed statistics because data collection is not consistent. If there was some consistency in the way the data was collected I would buy into their use. But when the method varies from barn to barn, the results are highly questionable, and the outcomes don't meet what the stats say, they become more noise to be filtered than useful data. You can use all the ridiculous stats you want to defend player A over player B, like Oiler fans have done for years, but the bottom line is who scores more than they give up. You know, kind of like how hockey games are decided. Frankly, that is the only stat that matters to me. I want guys that outscore the opposition, fancy stats be damned.
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This is not a tangible critique of Corsi. Especially in the context by which you're arguing.
If you would have done an iota of research you'd see that arena effects that you're describing might change total shot counts +/- 0.08% for teams and therefore even smaller for individual players.