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Originally Posted by cannon7
Last night was a classic example of how a CF% can be gamed. 50+ shots, but only a slight margin in terms of real scoring chances. Certainly not 2:1 in terms of legitimate scoring chances. The Flames have lost a lot of games outshooting their opponents 2:1, hmmm....
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I would agree that CF% isn't everything. I'm not even a corsi or advanced stats guy, but the Flames internal statistician counted 27 scoring chances for the Flames yesterday. That's how many total shots on goal the Isles had. The Islanders also luckily scored 3 goals and while having just 3 scoring chances.
It could be just as simple as this team doesn't have the shooters to get it done. I mean are we really surprised? Who among the forward group has a cannon of a shot? Ferland? He has 1 goal in 23 games. Frolik? He's got a muffin. Bennett? Muffin. Brouwer? Muffin. We have guys who work hard and generate a lot of shots, but their actually ability to finish is below average.