any team that comes from behind as many times as they have are riding a wave of luck, can't really argue that.
but away from that they are actually controlling the play more often than not, and attacking with a tape to tape rapid transition game. When they attack its with speed and its pretty damn dangerous.
I think a lot of it comes down to the emergence of shot blocking as an elite NHL skill, and the reaction of NHL coaches to teams that do it well. The Flames can skate so they are tough to beat on the rush, and they are fearless in their own zone, so I think teams start shooting from everywhere trying to bring some luck in averages to it.
Meanwhile the Flames tend to move the puck into the best shooting zone and not fire from the blueline on every rush on the way in.
Its really muddying the waters.
Bottom line for me though? Who cares? They've won the games, and they are where they are, and soon they will have enough space to even handle a skid without burying their season. But the biggest thing is development. You can't buy this kind of stretch for making young players not only NHL ready, but impact. They can't take that away from them.
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