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Originally Posted by Igottago
What I'm saying is they haven't been playing as well as you think they are..which is why the standings reflect what they do. Otherwise logic would dictate they would be up there with Vegas instead of where they are.
If you think the trend of play has been so convincingly good, how long do you think it takes for it to yield high end results in the standings -- like challenging for a division, or a conference -- something that would indicate the potential for being a serious contender?
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Because standings have a lot of noise in them - like the Flames going 0-5 in the shootout over the last two months. Or now back to back blown leads in the third - after not doing that a single time in the 53 previous games.
Posted this in a different thread but fits in this conversation.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Think there is something else that is somewhat promising.
16/17 Nashville Predators - GP: 51 W: 25 - 18 - 8 58 pts
17/18 Calgary Flames - GP: 51 W: 25 - 18 -8 58 pts
16/17 Nashville
ESGF: 104
ESGA: 101
GF%: 50.7%
CF%: 51.1%
HD%: 51.7% (10TH)
PP: 18.1% (18TH)
PK: 83.1% (8TH)
17/18 Calgary Flames
ESGF: 108
ESGA: 103
GF%: 51.18%
CF%: 52.17% (6TH)
HD%: 53.70% (7TH)
PP: 17.3% (23rd)
PK: 80.3% (17th)
Last year at this time a lot was made about how Nashville was underperforming and that their advanced stats were better than they were showing.
Well this year the Flames have an identical record to what the Preds had last year, have even better 5v5 stats (both advanced & counting) and are also underperforming.
The only real major stat difference between the two teams after 51 games is special teams.
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Know how many coaching changes or major trades the Preds made in advance of the playoffs last year? 0 - they believed that their long term strategy was right.