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formulate · 10-31-2015, 06:05 PM

I would say most people watching the games would say these statistics pass the eye test. Specifically the Ottawa and Montreal games where it seemed the Flames controlled the play for the most part, and generated many legitimate scoring chances.

The problem has been when the puck does enter their own zone, it's defensive break down after defensive break down (led by Russell and Wideman, who I've defended in the past but who have both been a train-wreck defensively this year) and seemingly every puck ends up behind our goalie.

Call it a nice combination of poor shooting/nerves, being snakebitten (luck), truly awful defending at times (and not only defensemen are guilty), truly horrific goaltending, and some more poor luck just for fun.

10-31-2015, 06:05 PM	#9
formulate Scoring Winger Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In the now Exp:	Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics I would say most people watching the games would say these statistics pass the eye test. Specifically the Ottawa and Montreal games where it seemed the Flames controlled the play for the most part, and generated many legitimate scoring chances. The problem has been when the puck does enter their own zone, it's defensive break down after defensive break down (led by Russell and Wideman, who I've defended in the past but who have both been a train-wreck defensively this year) and seemingly every puck ends up behind our goalie. Call it a nice combination of poor shooting/nerves, being snakebitten (luck), truly awful defending at times (and not only defensemen are guilty), truly horrific goaltending, and some more poor luck just for fun.