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Originally Posted by direwolf
Once again our lack of finish and terrible PP comes back to bite us in the arse. So predictable.
It's a damn shame, because it's been all Flames so far.
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Originally Posted by Beninho
And that's hockey for you, Wild are not a good team. They are opportunistic. Smith has not been good when he's not busy. Weird
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These points demonstrate why 5 on 5 possession stats are the most overused and over-rated stats in the game today. First of all, dominating 5 on 5 does not necessarily mean goals. Power plays are more important than ever. And a good PP is all about key goals. If the Flames score on the PP, this is a totally different game. But killing two PPs gave the Wild life and eventually a break that could be back-breaking for the Flames.
Second, dominating 5 on 5 an getting a lot of shots is usually just what goalies love. And standing around getting no shots is the worst thing for a goalie. That is why when one team gets a crazy number of shots, they lose more often than not. And why possession stats have so many outlier games.
If the Flames had a PP, they would be leading this game. Dominating 5 on 5 has accomplished nothing except get Dubnyk's juju flowing.