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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
The most significant statement in the article is that the Flames are "very poor at controlling play." Is that based on possession stats or watching the games, I wonder. There are many ways for teams to "control play".
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If defensively you allow a team to run around the perimeter and then they finally get a shot off from a non dangerous area.
the team on defense has just played very good defense, but in terms of possession advanced stats they're taken a hit.
If the Flames who are very much a rush team goes down the ice in 3 seconds and scores on a breakaway and then the opposition comes back and holds the puck on the cycle for 30 seconds without getting a good shot the stats will likely show that the Flames have been dominated.
Moneyball stat tracking is flawed in a fluid sport.