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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
There was a great article a month or two ago from an old goalie coach whose name escapes me. He demonstrated that save percentage from perimeter shots was something like .960 or .970, while SP from shots within the triangle were much lower, and shots that crossed the 'golden line' were lower still.
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I believe there were some shot charts that showed we were out shot in "quality shots", ie the triangle, but it did not take into account the 'golden line' cross.
There could be some tweaks made to the current advanced stats model that would explain Calgary's outlier numbers.
If we are counting shot attempts, why are we not considering shots blocked as a factor? Most people say high shot blocks are a bad thing because we don't have the puck.
Given the same amount of shot attempts by Team A say 60 shot attemps, if Calgary blocks 25% of the shot attempts, and Vancouver blocks 10% of the shot attempts, shouldn't that matter? Calgary would be making 15 blocks, while Vancouver would be making 6 blocks. That is 9 less shots making it closer to the net.
Is this "golden cross" line taken into account in advanced stats? Should a cross crease pass or a cross slot pass count as a "shot attempt" if it didn't make it through? How about a breakaway pass attempt?
Maybe this already explained/analyzed in advanced stats and I just sound like an uneducated rambler
