Just looking at the numbers for missed shots in the league this year.
Ranked:
1. Calgary 938
2. Carolina 892
3. Toronto 854
4. San Jose 854
5. Tampa 852
Calgary pretty much on their own at 15 times per game.
I pulled Pittsburgh to see the culprits for both teams.
Players that have missed the net 70+ times this season between the Penguins and the Flames
Calgary (6)
Hamilton 76
Gaudreau 73
Monahan 76
Giordano 77
Tkachuk 77
Ferland 70
Pittsburgh (1)
Crosby 75
On a percentage basis when you take missed shots / (missed shots + shots + blocked shots) ... Players that miss the net 1/5 of the time (20%) or worse out of each team's top ten most frequent shooters
Calgary (8)
Gaudreau 22%
Monahan 25%
Giordano 20%
Tkachuk 27%
Backlund 23%
Frolik 23%
Ferland 31%
Bennett 31%
Only players under ... Hamilton at 18% with the most shot attempts on the team, and TJ Brodie with the least of the top ten.
Pittsburgh has only 5
Totals for the top ten shooters on each team.
Calgary
Attempts 2930
Shots 1521
Blocked 742
Missed 667 23%
Pittsburgh
Attempts 2640
Shots 1535
Blocked 596
Missed 509 19%
Take Aways:- The Flames miss the net a lot.
- Many of their top players are doing it.
- Is part of the problem shooting too much?
- Is it trying to avoid blocked shots and missing everything?
- Better rebounds off a block than a shot wide?