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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Yes, on a single-game scale, it can make a huge difference. So too can a goalie standing on his head or fumbling the puck like an idiot.
But over 82 games, those largely smooth out.
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I think you mis-read my post. I was referring to the Flames' season not a single game.
The Flames have been doing the same thing for a year and a half. If you break it down into 20-game segments, they have been surprisingly consistent from segment to segment. There is not only a large sample size to observe, the data is all very robust (consistent).
What they are doing, offensively and defensively, they have been doing for more than 100 games. Corsi, shooting percentage, shot blocking, everything.
To continue to argue that it is unsustainable and due for regression is to simply ignore the evidence. Pure cognitive dissonance.