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Originally Posted by Bingo
Well that's an assumption that the whole thing has been constant for 160 games. It hasn't.
The Flames had different problems last year. Their powerplay was top 10, they won on home ice, their shooting percentage was mid pack.
Analytically they were middle of the pack in corsi and shots, and near the bottom in high danger splits.
The Flames were 22nd in terms of missed shots last year, now they're first.
This isn't a running plot for two years, the two seasons are completely different and unique.
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They also changed their powerplay tactics and made lots of other little changes. From an analytics perspective this should offer a good comparison point for what works and what doesn't, since so many parts of the team are the same.
That's not what I've seen anyone do with stats in hockey. If Gulutzan has been doing that, he clearly can't draw any useful conclusions out of the stats, which means he's not good at using stats or the stats don't really help.