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Originally Posted by dammage79
You can shoot 6 million shots a game for 82 games a season and rank 24th in the league in goals for per game, Flames proved it, know why? because they don't set up, there's no bodies in the shooting lanes to bounce pucks off of twice on the way to the net. It is BAD coaching and bad system. And yes high volume shot generation is a BAD thing!
They don't get those bounces because no one is near a rebound or in a lane. Only to be there regularly is Tkachuk. Guess what? it was working with his 24 goals.
28 shots a game into a goalies tummy isn't good hockey. It's bad hockey, end of story.
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The thing is though most of what you said isn’t true though.
According to NHL stats the Flames are 4th in the league in tipped shots. My guess would be that means we generate traffic.
Honestly everyone just makes stuff up on the shot quality. One day it’s Not enough shots close to the net, the next day it’s not enough shots off the rush, and I guess today it’s not enough shots when we are set up with traffic.
I have no idea how the Flames get so many shots because according to all the people “watching” the game we don’t shoot off the rush, when we are set up, or with any traffic. Just open lane, unscreened wrist shots from the point I guess.
Also your statement that high volume shot generation is a bad thing is 100% inaccurate.
He are the league leaders in Shots on Goal over he last 10 years:
2017: Pittsburgh (Won Cup)
2016: Pittsburgh (Won Cup)
2015: Chicago (Won Cup)
2014: San Jose (Kings Won Cup Ranked 7th)
2013: Ottawa (Chicago Won Cup Ranked 5th)
2012: Pittsburgh (LA Won Cup 11th)
2011: San Jose (Boston Won Cup Ranked 3rd)
2010: Chicago (Won Cup)
2009: Detroit (Lost Finals)
2008: Detroit (Won Cup)
Somebody should tell all those teams that high volume shot generation is a bad thing and they did it wrong.
The only thing remotely correct in your post was about the team shooting into the goalies chest. That doesn’t mean generating high shot volume is bad though, it means you have #### shooting talent (true) and a piss poor shooting percentage.
There are a lot of issues with this team this season but trying to frame the fact that the team generating a lot of shots as a bad thing is one of the stupidest things I’ve seen this fan base spin to try and explain our poor results.