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Originally Posted by Ashasx
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This is an example of how people employ stats without understanding the underlying implications (not saying you are, I am saying this one-variable graph is.
Players are utilized differently as they age and gain experience. Older players are typically used in more defensive roles, and their value isn't captured in xG/60
Also, as GioPM stated, this includes ALL players, including those whose careers were shorter. Many players' careers are only 1-3 years, because they just don't have the tools for the NHL, or because injuries wore them down. Those players bring the averages down, and change the shape of the graph.
You have posted this graph before, as singular proof that players decline in their 20s, and no matter how many times and ways it gets refuted (with respect to being an end-argument), you refuse to accept any of those arguments.