EXACTLY! So, Ben Strinden has been outrageous the past several weeks after struggling early on. Is there any possibility that he looked at statistics to improve his game? To me, the answer is clear.
It's only irrelevant if you take it for more than the actual value it provides. Clearly, it doesn't matter because the puck isn't in the net, right? With that said, ignoring possession is a little bit silly. I expected to win that game against ASU on Sat. So did xG. You're giving it too much thought!
Specifically for Canada, these projections have ALWAYS overlooked college hockey players, so take all that with a grain of salt. Particularly now with the CHL door wide open. Lots of grumpy Canucks around, these days.