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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Shocker.
There has been much talk about the torrid pace at which Hartley conducts Flames practices, and many opposing coaches and manager's who spoken about their work ethic.
Considering the lazy hockey you've been watching for the last few years, I can really see why you'd find it a foreign concept.
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Not to mention that pretty much every player that has left to Oilers (to any other team) has mentioned hard much harder those other teams practice. Smid, Petry, Dubnyk, Gagner, all made mention of this after moving to other teams.
In terms of shooting percentage there are some players that have a higher percentage due to their style of play, picking the right shot, and making that extra pass. Hudler fits this bill as he has a high career shooting percentage, Monahan has done it in both his career seasons, and Gaudreau is the type of guy that will always have a higher shooting percentage.
Really the only guys who I think will have a shooting percentage that is sure to regress are Bouma and Jooris. Other guys are around career averages, or play with styles that lead to a higher shooting percentage.
The other thing with shooting percentage is that this is already a trend for the Flames. 9.9%, 9.2%, and 10.5% the last three seasons and always in the top third of the league (aka all three years playing under Hartley). So maybe their style of play does attest to having a slightly higher than average shooting percentage.
The real risk for the Flames was the comebacks. They gained a lot of points in the fashion of a miraculous comeback, and really that isn't a sustainable trend in the NHL. The real improvements they need to make are in having better starts and not getting behind in games. The fitness in the third helped attribute to those comebacks, but in the end teams will start to find a way to lock down a lead.