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Joborule · 04-05-2018, 01:48 PM

I've said it multiple times during the season, the only stat that I felt truly reflected how a team plays, and their position in the standings is their goals differential. The Flames were in the red all season long. That stat clearly indicated that the Flames have difficulty getting more goals than the opposing team; despite all the advance stats being greatly in their favour. I think there's a few games a season where you could use the unlucky argument, but the amount of times the Flames lost yet our corsi'ing the opposing team, indicated that the advance stats doesn't correlate to the scoring result at the end of the game, at least entirely.

Perhaps with how slow and conservative the system is, it leads to positive corsi numbers, but not enough goals because it's not aggressive and reactive enough. It's about the quality of the shots, rather than the quantity after all.

There's also a stat flying around about Gulutzan regulation record over the past two seasons, and how abysmal it actually is. If it wasn't for the team overtime success last season, this would be two straight seasons of missing the playoffs under him.

So while the advance stats may be in GG's favour, the important stats that impact teams positions in the standings, are not in his.

04-05-2018, 01:48 PM	#173
Joborule Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	I've said it multiple times during the season, the only stat that I felt truly reflected how a team plays, and their position in the standings is their goals differential. The Flames were in the red all season long. That stat clearly indicated that the Flames have difficulty getting more goals than the opposing team; despite all the advance stats being greatly in their favour. I think there's a few games a season where you could use the unlucky argument, but the amount of times the Flames lost yet our corsi'ing the opposing team, indicated that the advance stats doesn't correlate to the scoring result at the end of the game, at least entirely. Perhaps with how slow and conservative the system is, it leads to positive corsi numbers, but not enough goals because it's not aggressive and reactive enough. It's about the quality of the shots, rather than the quantity after all. There's also a stat flying around about Gulutzan regulation record over the past two seasons, and how abysmal it actually is. If it wasn't for the team overtime success last season, this would be two straight seasons of missing the playoffs under him. So while the advance stats may be in GG's favour, the important stats that impact teams positions in the standings, are not in his.