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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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Well, I have watched a few of the Hurricanes games this year, and I have to say that Hamilton has looked ... okay. He's not playing bad, but he also is not playing great. Again, hits occur when players are trying to separate the puck carrier from the puck. I think it is a good bet that Hamilton's hit numbers are higher because he has been playing without the puck a lot more than he did when he was paired with Giordano.
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Stats... I was lead to believer that the Corsi / Shots attempted were indicative of possesion.
Carolina is 2nd in the league in USAT %
Lots of hits indicating that the other team has the puck and then out shooting the opposition by a lot indicating you have the puck a lot.
Go figure.
Hamilton has a USAT of 62.6 % to go along with his 2.2 hits game.
Jordan Staal has a USAT of 76.12 to go along with his 3.8 hits game
Last season Hamilton lead the Flames with a USAT of 57% and was at 1.0 hits/game.
I feel that hitting has more to do with compete level than puck possession.
The other team is going to have the puck at least 40% of the time. It is your option if you want to let them make a play with or without you bumping them.