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Old 11-17-2014, 09:31 AM   #71
Henry Fool
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
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.
The Flames are very fast up the ice. The one thing I like the most about them probably. The forwards are relentless, constantly going wide past the defense or threatening to. I don't know how relevant this is statistically but they sure don't spend much time standing around with the puck. It's forward, forward, forward all the time.
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