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Originally Posted by Bingo
To me the Flames as a whole are Sam Bennett.
When Bennett was struggling (most of last year, first 15 games this year) he didn't look like the player that we saw in his first season in Calgary. Plays were dying on stick, he wasn't creating and he wasn't dangerous.
But when it got rolling he returned to the guy we saw in year one.
Calgary's metrics overall and on the powerplay suggest to me that success will lead to more success.
The three game win streak is really important, they can't give it back with a two game slide.
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Don't have the stats in front of me but he's also got to be the poster-child for missing the net on high quality scoring chances.
I like this analysis because it finally goes some way towards reconciling some good stats with why the results are not there (and happens to coincide with what I perceive watching the team). Missing the net and to a lesser extent, hitting the crossbar and the posts, are not just measures of luck due to change unless our players also change their habits. There have to be ways you can work on addressing that as a coaching staff.