63 goals in 20 games makes us the highest scoring team in the Western Conference, on pace for 255 goals for the season. A lofty stat? Sure, but to say there is no way they can maintain this pace is a bit silly. It may not be likely, but the Flames scored 250+ under Keenan not that long ago. Of course Iginla probably had 50 goals that season, but if you subtract Iginla and add a couple 20's and a 10, why not? Maybe we got lucky and all our players will have career seasons in the same year. Stats be dammed, they don't tell the whole story. I'm tired of people thinking they can predict everything that will happen using a few fancy stats. There are in fact many different stats, but they are so intertwined you can't derive a formula from them that will predict everything that happens. Maybe in game 7 OT of the Stanley Cup final the winning goal bounces in off the back of the goalie's head. I dunno, people worship these stats, and most of them probably haven't watched a single Flames game all season. There are way too many variables for this Yost character to take one stat and generalize that Calgary is the luckiest team in the league. It's stoopid
Last edited by JetsFlamesFan; 11-19-2014 at 12:59 AM.
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