Great post... was looking forward to this from your comment yesterday! This is why I argued so heavily against those who wanted to agree when GG would come out and talk about "bad luck, look at the stats".
I am sure there is a similar argument to be had for PPs
Despite 1,000,000 shots on goal, very few were cross-crease/ice forcing a goalie to move left to right while now having to find the puck (which has already been shot) through multiple layers of bodies. Watching the Capitals in these playoffs has been so entertaining as they are the lowest shooting team in the league but when they do let a shot go, it has a very good chance at scoring. Watching the 17/18 flames it was as if there were rules on no 1 timers, passes of no more than 5 ft and hold the puck for at least 2 to 3 seconds before you decide what the next move is. Its no wonder we had lots of shots and the visiting goalie was in a position to stop 99% of them.
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