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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
What I see is a team that struggles to enter the zone, establish possession and move the puck quickly more often than naught adding up to a PP that is running at the worst % in the league since November.
I honestly do not get this bad luck or crossbar/post hitting rhetoric that has suddenly become the flavor of the week for a struggling offense. To me, this has and always will be viewed as a missed shot, nothing more, nothing less. To quantify offensive struggles as unlucky is simply a crutch. How is a shot into the goalies chest any less unlucky than a post or crossbar? Both are just poor shots in my eyes.
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Missed shots aren't rhetoric, they're facts.
The Flames miss the net more than any team in hockey.
If you miss the net often you probably don't score as many goals ... also not rhetoric, fact.
So then you get into why. A team of completely unskilled players may miss the net often, but then I think it's harder to get into a position to shoot without skill than it is to actually shoot.
Which took me to likely gripping the sticks tight, and looking to be too perfect.
That doesn't take away from the eye test which is the powerplay isn't very good, but it is a factor not rhetoric or a crutch.