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Originally Posted by Bingo
Calgary is shooting percentage and shot blocks.
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So that handles PDO
The Corsi/Fenwick battle will be interesting because the Flames seem to play a style that breaks outside the conventional wisdom of how to win hockey games. Yielding the perimeter and racking up blocked shots is certainly giving up possession, but time will tell if its calculated and a new way to win, or if it's playing with fire (100 game sample) and heading to disaster.
I'm starting to think the Flames don't fit well in the advanced stats categories because of this, and they'll end up doing a version of it again next season.
Biggest fear for me isn't the style of play, but the gumption it takes to keep doing it. If they lose that effort it won't work.
I'm guessing it's a great way to stop gap a team until your young talent takes over.
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They seem to use shot blocks to gain possession too. Defence (Russell) blocks the shot, and the high forwards seem to gain possession and it's an even man or odd man rush, and most of the scoring for the Flames outside of the PP do seem to come off the rush don't they?