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Until we get a true measure of actual blue chip scoring chances, all these numbers will ever suggest is a team shooting the puck more often than their opposition is the better team on the ice.
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This is it, in a nutshell: Corsi may be a reliable stand-in for scoring chances, but it's not infallible, and what our eyes are telling us is that the Flames aren't getting out-chanced even when they're getting out-shot. Their system and player personnel may just result in them giving up lots of non-dangerous shot opportunities and holding on to pucks until they have prime scoring chances.