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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Confidence or skill? Nobody is going to get the puck off as quick and accurate as Laine. The Flames will have less offensive stats domination and more goals when Neal buries his good chances.
All these stats are situational. Winnipeg was ahead going into the 3rd period in 44 games and Trailing only 22
Nashville winning 43 games losing 25
Tampa winning 39 losing 30
Calgary Winning 30 losing 30
Carolina winning 27 losing 32
Not hard to see that all teams would be far more committed to making good pass and quality shots playing from behind. It is just that Carolina and the Flames had a lot more opportunity
Teams play differently with a lead. As much as hockey folk lore says that you shouldn't change your play protecting your lead all the good teams do it and in 90% of the time win the game. That is what makes them good teams.
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This is farcically, patently false. The 2016–17 Flames were far and away the best team in the NHL when leading into the 3rd period, winning 97% of the time. They were much better two years ago in this category than last year where they posted a 20th ranked 0.833 winning percentage. Based on this unassailable logic the team suddenly became demonstrably less skilled over the 2017 summer.