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Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
I'm glad...not glad, that's not the right word...comforted that the discrepancy between the first and second period in terms of GF/GA has calmed down a bit. It seemed that for much of the early season the Flames were good to great in the first, third, and OT, but awful in the second. And I couldn't figure out or even come up with a rationalization why it was happening so consistently. Maybe someone smarter than me, or with better understanding of the game, or with better access to game film, could explain it. All I could come up with is that there is something fundamental about the style of game and system we play that just does not work with the line changes to the far bench. But that doesn't seem to fly when the OT record is examined. Anyone?
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In the second period, our third pairing and to a lesser extent Wideman, get stuck out too long on shifts because they can't change and we give up goals. These guys play a lot less in OT (only Wideman plays at all of those guys). And Wideman is good in OT, because he is paired with 3 guys that can outskate the other team in most situations, so he can play to his strengths, which is mostly a huge and accurate point shot and good offensive instincts.
That's my theory.