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Originally Posted by Bingo
The Rangers also had the very same stats to support that they had the scoring chances.
I watch all the games.
Most of the time, say 90% of the time I'm on PVR because of all my kid's hockey. Because of that I can't look at the stats during the game and have to wait until after or give away the out come (we sell most of our tickets)
This does one interesting thing for me ... it has me all eye test, followed by a look at the stats after the game. As a result I form an eye opinion as I watch and can't have the stats between periods to sway what I think I'm seeing.
The Dallas game had Calgary dominate in the last 60% of the game and generate a lot of chances. Stats supported it.
The Flames had the share of the stats in the Colordao game, but my eye test said they weren't all that good in the first, terrible in the second, and then pushed hard and ran up stats in the third.
The Rangers game met the eye test perfectly. They outplayed the Rangers badly in the first period, but panicked when the Rangers made it 2-1 and gave up too many chances. Stats said the exact same thing.
So I don't just stare at a website on game nights guys, I'm very much an eye test person. The stats are good to verify what you're seeing, and this year I see a Flame's team that outplays the opposition more often than not but just can't finish.
That's what I see.
I'm not just leaning on stats to make a case.
Just my opinion though.
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I respect your perspective and appreciate the time you put in to this.
I too pay attention to advanced stats, and sometimes appreciate them and sometimes the dependence guys (like that Wilson guy who was on another site) have on them, and from which they attempt to draw conclusions (or bring insight) disappoint me.
The best way I can describe it is this - during the Rangers game, the Flames generated many shots, and made Lundquist’s night a busy but easy one (except for the inside blocker save) and never did I feel like they were actually going to win.
That is where advanced stats have fallen down at this altitude. The flames put forth a game which, to horribly paraphrase, was coached full of fire and fury, signifying nothing.