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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
We're not trying to predict "everything".
We are predicting ONE thing.
That the Flames are not going to finish the season in 2nd place in the Western Conference.
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So are we basing that on the fact that their shooting percentage is so high, and it must average out over 82 games? If that's the case, is their shooting percentage so high because their shots on goal are so low and they are just getting lucky right now? If they are way below average in shots on goal, couldn't I also suggest that their shots on goal will go up because it must average out over 82 games? And if they take more shots, the quality of those shots will will probably diminish bringing down their shooting percentage but with the overall goal production remaining steady? And what if it is a deliberate strategy like the previous poster said? If there is a higher chance of scoring from a certain area of the ice and they forfeit all their opportunities from the other areas of the ice in favour of getting to the higher scoring areas, then their goals may not go down. That would be dependent on the other teams being able to keep them out of those scoring areas, and so far I don't think any team has been able to do that to the Flames except maybe St. Louis. I'll be honest and say I haven't really done a lot of research into the stats, I'm just trying to think about it logically, and reading off what other people are posting. I'm probably wrong, I almost always am, but I think the Flames were able to do what they wanted to do last night in spite of the loss. It's just that Chicago did what they do even better. I do agree with you, I'm not of the opinion that the Flames will keep it up and finish 2nd in the conference and I never said that I thought they would, but I'm also not of the opinion that they will fall off the face of the earth like some of my friends think. I think the only way we don't make the playoffs is if a) our goaltending goes sour or b) Giordano, Brodie have a significant injury. Just my opinion
