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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The biggest concern I see is that his teams have finished, respectively, 29th, 28th, 20th, 28th in shooting percentage. For reference the teams in the playoffs this year finished:
Tampa - 1st
Washington - 2nd
Colorado - 3rd
Winnipeg - 4th
Toronto - 5th
Minnesota - 6th
Vegas - 8th
Nashville - 9th
Boston - 10th
Pittsburgh - 11th
Philadelphia - 12th
Anaheim - 13th
L.A. - 14th
New Jersey - 15th
San Jose - 16th
Columbus - 22nd
So is SH% a controllable factor or not? Because New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets were the only outliers to miss/make the playoffs.
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To me a low shooting percentage as a team would indicate a lack of skill and I don’t think it has much to do with luck.
Individually I think luck can play a part (ie a high scorer has an off year) but when the total team SH% is low it’s usually because the team doesn’t have enough players that can put the puck in the net.
I think the Flames might have invested too much in defense. That’s an indictment on both the GM and the coaching staff. How many games would you see the Flames try and sit on a one goal lead? It drove me nuts. They never pushed to extend the lead. Once they had it they were content protecting it.