It's helpful to have stats quantify the effectiveness of forcing the goalie to move to make saves. It's obvious, but shows that it doesn't matter if you have favorable puck possession stats, if your shots aren't good quality. This is a way to represent the quality of the shots.
Most of the goals from Johnny and Monahan this season that I could recall revolved around puck movement. The last game of the season, consisted of that as well. In order for the Flames to be successful, they'll have to generate more chances that forces the goalie to make tough saves where they have to move laterally, and not allowed to set up.
There was a real lack of one timers this season from below the point, as well not enough second or third chances of rebounds. And for the shots from the point (ideally for screens and rebounds), far to many where blocked. If those three are addressed, it should significantly increase the goals for. Need a increase in quality of shots, rather than just quantity.
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