The TOR/COL comparison doesn't make a ton of sense. Those were teams that had poor possession numbers but rode high percentages to very good GF% numbers at 5-on-5. Once their percentages normalized their goal differential saw a precipitous drop.
Calgary on the other hand has poor possession numbers but their GF% isn't great either; they're a -2 at 5-on-5 and 15th among the 16th playoff teams (only VAN is worse). Their good overall goal differential comes primarily from non 5-on-5 play as they were +10 on special teams (mainly owing to an excellent PP/PK differential), +6 at 4-on-4, and +10 with goalies pulled.
So is that sustainable? Who knows, but it's not really the same story as Colorado and Toronto. Montreal last year might be a better comparable. Terrible possession numbers, mediocre GF% numbers at ES but they still did well last year and this year. Though this year they would've been in tough without Price's fantastic season so that makes comparing to the Flames a little tougher.
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