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Originally Posted by ComixZone
For giggles, I compared the first 25 games of this season vs. last season:
Calgary Flames 15/16 Vs. 16/17 – Through 25 Games
Team Save %:
2015/2016: .879
2016/2017: .895
Team Shooting %:
2015/2016: 8.2%
2016/2017: 7.9%
Goals For:
2015/2016: 59
2016/2017: 56
Goals Against:
2015/2016: 89
2016/2017: 76
Shots Against:
2015/2016: 738
2016/2017: 727
Shots For:
2015/2016: 720
2016/2017: 708
...and found out, that despite having "better" goalies, and allowing 13 less goals (while scoring 3 less), we're effectively in the exact same spot.
10-13-2 Vs. 9-14-2
So, yeah...so much for the improvements over the summer. We're spending more money on players, we "improved" the coaching staff...and we've pretty much ended up back exactly where we started.
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It's a pretty clear indication that the players the organization is counting on are not as good as everyone thinks they are. Two very different systems with basically the same group. The shots for and against are really shocking. There should be massive spikes compared to last year.
The only saving grace is the team is trending towards potentially finally having locked things down defensively. I'm not convinced they can sustain this play yet but if they do it will go a long way.