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Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I think that it misses the mark to suggest that others are arguing that the Flames were simply shooting from everywhere (which you then - correctly - argue leads to turning over possession).

I think what people are trying to argue here is that the Flames had an ineffective attack. They moved it around a lot, and they had lots of possession, but they failed to 'break down' the D often enough, and as a result didn't generate the quality chances that their corsi stats suggested they did. Yes, I know the shot location was there, but the goalie was set too often. And I think this explains the missed nets as well.

So a team can maintain possession, and generate a lot of shots, without being overly effective.

Conversely, transitional play can generate quality shots without a lot of corsi possession. And I think the Flames were very susceptible to that last year.

Couldn't agree more.