I think the points metric is the worst to use, especially over smaller samples.
Maybe I'm outdated, but I still value corsi and corsi close. When I look at how teams rank in terms of corsi close, the teams at the bottom are usually really crappy teams. I definitely don't want to see my team in the bottom 12 or so...
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If a "good team" is in the bottom dozen, that can be ominous, although there are cases where good goaltending, strong special teams and/or quick-strike offense can keep that team high in the standings all year. The Rangers have been a bad corsi close team all season (or for most of it). That's caught up with them. I wonder if the same with happen to WPG eventually.
If your team is in the middle of the pack, that's not necessarily too worrisome. Certain teams (CAR, FLA, EDM) tend to be near the top year after year. I guess that's a reflection of team strength as well as style of play.
I used to not care much about expected goals, but now I value the stat more. It can help identify if a team is benefitting greatly from strong goaltending.