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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It's very clear we don't play a possession based game, and it is definitely on purpose.
The problem with that though, and the point enhanced stats users will bring up is that Stanley Cup champions do play a possession based game.
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Well, again. I don't see any one out of Calgary clamouring "Stanley Cup Champs".
Why won't these critics let Calgary earn a playoff spot for its fans in peace? We deserve it, they deserve it. Stats are stats, the scoreboard at the end of the night shows what it will, and oft times doesn't even reflect the former. That's hockey. There are descrepancies, and anomalies. It seems a team defies the "rules" each season. That in itself has been consistent, so when does it start being recognized, and accepted? Colorado not only snuck in, but won their division. One doesn't simply fluke themselves to a win 40+ times over a season. And no, it wasn't sustained into this season, but they showed it can be sustained over the course of
a season and carry a team into the playoffs. Doesn't mean they didn't earn it. Conversely what's a good possession team if they cannot capitalize when needed? There are simply
different ways to win. One is more risky, and not a long term solution, but it's not that it doesn't work. But do the Flames plan on winning their games in this fashion for seasons to come? Hell no! That's what they don't get. This isn't the endgame for the Flames as a team. They have cornerstone pieces in development that will raise their all around game in due time. It doesn't mean they can't form their game this season, while still in the growing stages, around a method that can allow them some success now.
The time to press doubts on the Flames ability to win games died months ago when they simply
did not stop doing it. Like really, live with it. It's not the first time we see it and it won't be the last.