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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I am seeing a trend which is the opposite of the 14-15 Hartley campaign. Then it was winning, with a bunch of explanation how it was lucky and not sustainable. This year it is too many shoddy results with a bunch of excuses letting us know that advanced stats indicate domination of play and bad luck.
Then they were under dogs playing fast and with heart. The find a way Flames. Now they often play slow when they have possession and particularly when they are not on the rush.
Maybe we need to look at the assumptions behind the stats more so than drawing conclusions. There are far, far too many games where the stats are defied to warrant giving said stats such merit.
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Another possibility is that all the results are just dumb luck. With all the parity in the league, giant goaltenders and rock solid defensive coaching systems, any goal that goes in is down to dumb luck. A huge percentage of goals are scored on deflections or rebounds (lucky bounces). Even when a team gets a two on one or a breakaway, the play that led to that is likely a lucky bounce.
Add in injuries, which is another mostly luck related element, and is this whole game much different than a game of chance?