You gotta skate where the puck will be, not where it is or where it was.

Problem is by doing so you may look like a fool if the puck is not there, but you only need this to work 1/10 times or even worse because when it works you basically are in front of the empty net without a goalkeeper and all you have to do is touch the puck to score a goal.

I am deeply convinced that this is the way, people rebut that it leads to subpar outcomes, but they won't proceed to demonstrate why or how.

Even if it leads to subpar outcomes, the outcome is only chased because of the brain juices released when we reach it.

If you go through the world as it was your own creation you don't need positive outcomes at all, you are already in the zone.