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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Its not about who is smarter, it's about pundits doing what they get paid to do.
They get paid to sell stories. They aren't going to say that they aren't quite sure about the exact combination of factors that led to the Flames scoring a tonne of goals in the third period because that's not easy to watch TV.
The LA Kings are famous for being one of the hardest working teams in hockey and they missed the playoffs last year.
The Flames hired the Kings strength and conditioning coach last offseason. I think its fair to say that the Kings would have been in the same ball park as the Flames in terms of conditioning so there is obviously way more at play than "conditioning" when talking about third period come backs.
If conditioning and hard work were the largest contributing factors to come from behind wins then you would expect the Kings to be up with Calgary at the top of the league last season.
But they weren't.
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As usual, you get called on your BS and you move the goalposts of what's being discussed.
You said you find it hard to believe the Flames are any more well-conditioned than any other team in the league.
This was something widely accepted, and it's been pointed out (whether you'll acknowledge or admit it to yourself or others or not) the reason you don't believe it is because it makes you angry.
There isn't going to be a way to link statistics to how fitness levels translate to wins and losses, but all year long we watched the Flames work consistently from the start of the game to the end. A full sixty minute effort more often than not. Both the coach and players noted that it starts with the tempo at which they practice and translates to full sixty minute efforts that often aren't matched by the other teams.
Whether that can be quantified or calculated is irrelevant. We watched it, and it translated as one of many factors that made up a winning environment.
Once again, things that are foreign concepts to you as an Oilers fan, and an underlaying reason why this topic annoys you.