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Originally Posted by ---Hatrick---
Monahan (while injured), Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Ferland all had career years. Hamilton was the leader amongst D men in goals scored. Yes, some players underachieved, but several had great years. Im not advocating keeping GG, just pointing that out
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Yet goal scoring overall is down as compared to the previous regime, even though the overall talent is up.
I had posted a possible explanation a while back from watching the last few games in particular - the 'good shooters' on the team seem to be able to better pick corners, while the poorer shooters are struggling. Why? The Flames simply don't make the goalie move enough it seems in a game-to-game basis, and a lot of shots are coming off while the goalie is square and in position to make a save.
I noticed that in some of the games, though the Flames out-shot the opposing goalie, it SEEMED like the Flames' goalie was getting more of a workout.
I think that is a POTENTIAL underling reason why the top shooters are having more points (in part, because they are getting better too and you expect an increase there). They are simply better at picking corners, or have a more deceptive shot.