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Originally Posted by polak
I mean shooting skill in itself. Not the shot %. Stop thinking statistics for a minute, I'm trying to give some explaination for what Lambart calls "Luck".
If you are good at shooting the puck, you're more likely to score in a tough position then someone who is less talented at shooting the puck, correct?
Obviously a good defensive team is going to stop you from getting in a good scoring position. That's why the Flames aren't 1st overall. But it's still possible to build a system around that idea and thats what the Flames have obivously done. Run and Gun and get back to block shots instead of Cycling until you can get into a scoring position. That's why we see success when we have Johnny and Hudler going end to end instead of them dumping and cycling.
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Possession teams don't "dump and cycle" though. Carrying the puck into the zone is key to high corsi.
I see now what you're saying, but I'm not sure it works. If your team has players with "good shots" then more shots would be better, no? The flames allow the opposition to take a ton of shots from key scoring areas and don't take hardly any shots (talking attempts here). What in that info suggests that this is part of a plan when you have good shooters?
My take is that their breakout is the stretch pass more than other teams. That allows the other team more possession as it doesn't work as often as carrying it in. It increases the likelihood of scoring of the rush as well as having enough players back to block shots and clog lanes. None of that is predicated on the quality of the players' shots.