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Originally Posted by Locke
Exactly this.
They might win the Corsi-Cup or whatever and pad the shot-clock but none of their shots are dangerous.
Goalies in today's game are too good, if they get all the time in the world to get square to the shot it likely isnt going to go in.
Unless you're playing against Brian Elliott.
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The level of disdain for simple counting stats on this site is mind blowing, and I hope the Flames don't fall into either of the following traps when the season is over.
a) go only on advanced stats and assume everything is fine
b) assume the counting stats are wrong and just blow things up (coach, key players)
They likely are already doing so, but I'd get the analytics team to look at the Bruins, Lightning, etc and the Flames for a randam ten game (or more segment) and isolate each high danger chance the teams get and give. Then compile this data and look at why they are different, perhaps assigning a measure 1 (really freaking dangerous), 2 (kind of dangerous) and 3 (in the correct zone but not very dangerous).
See what that shows.
If it is bad luck then act accordingly.
If the Flames and their structure have found a way to run up scoring chance totals that aren't scoring chances then the system is brutal and you nuke the coach.
But this isn't as simple as "perimeter team winning the corsi battle" because they have great scoring chance totals and great scoring chance differentials.