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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Fine, let's change dominant to "won convincingly". Most of those games were never in doubt, and the goaltender usually gets a star when the team holds the opposition to very few goals. That's the Panthers M.O., excellent team defense. Score adjusted shot attempts may be more indicative since they were leading most of those games, although I don't delve into advanced stats very often. I watch them play, and most of the shots are from the perimeter with a clear lane for the goalie to see. The last few games, they've gotten away from that, but overall they are very strong in their own end.
What it comes down to is they have something like a 17-0-1 record when scoring 3 goals or more. That's pretty good, and deserves recognition for their ability to close out games whereas previous years they lacked that ability.
They are certainly NOT a "bubble team".
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They're going to look like a bubble team tonight when the Flames light them up
