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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
...Or is something else going on? Are offenses starting to discover a new way to be successful? Is there a new offensive trend that creates more quality chances relative to total shots taken?
The 4 teams listed above are all fast skating teams that generate a large amount of their offense off the rush. Does that result in a higher goals/shots ratio? Are these teams adapting in a way that affects their shooting percentages?
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I would hazard to guess that this is probably the case. It makes some sense to me that teams with average or below average footspeed would need more time, more space, and more shots to generate goals. Are cycle teams also teams that have a limited number of players with above average skating skills and speed? That is the one thing that really stands out in virtually every Flames game I have seen this season—they are FAST. Really, really fast. Perhaps more importantly, they have a good number of fast players who can also make plays at top speed and finish them.