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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
We're 20th in the NHL by record and 26th by goal differential. While it's not precise, I would say GD is providing a far greater indication of what this team was this year than most other stats.
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But isn't that the point of goal differential, though?
What I mean, is if you outscore your opponent, you win, and your GD improves, great success. Women cheer, men rejoice, babies are created.
If you do the opposite, your GD worsens, you lose, you plummet off a cliff in the standings (hyperbole for both, but I'm sour right now).
It's a post event evaluation mechanism, not a predictor of the outcome.
Honestly, at this point when I look at the Flames I see a slow team. But its not the players that are slow, we actually have quite a few very fast and quick players. It's the system that makes us seem slow.
A few months ago, I saw an interview with Babcock, where he said something along the lines of "I'm not worried about that team, they go east-west with their d-zone passes; too slow".
Our system sucks. It allows the other team to too easily defend us.
Then heaven forbid the Flames get a powerplay so they can give the puck to Johnny on the left wing when he's a LH shot.
Wanna improve the powerplay? Put him in on the right side so he can get his shot off faster from the middle of the ice instead of taking a touch and then shooting a stupid slapshot high and wide once the goalie is in position.
BAH. (Sorry I devolved into angst as I typed and started to ramble, because......the last few months have been soul draining).