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Originally Posted by Bingo
Flames had a stat that really stood out last year and that was missing the net. If you add up over the net, wide of the net, crossbars and posts the Flames were the most errant team since the NHL started tracking this 9 years ago.
That says a lot at 30 teams x 9 seasons.
Edmonton was 9th but pretty close to the league average.
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That's impressive in a way
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Like the Oilers last year being last in home PK % since the NHL started recording that stat in 1977 and first on the road.
Sometimes hockey just doesn't make any sense.
One thing that is interesting is that there definitely seem to be coaches that depress 5 on 5 shooting %.
Darryl Sutter looks to be one. The Kings were often bottom five if not last in shot%. Last year free of Sutter they went to 12th.
Todd McLellan as well. Lots of low finishes in shooting % for the Sharks. Oilers in bottom third 2/3 years of his tenure.
I'm not sure about Gulutzan. He hasn't spent long enough in one spot to see a clear pattern.
Bill Peters also looks like on of these guys. Carolina's best Es shooting % as a team was 20th under his watch.
So it'll be interesting this season to see how much of a bounce back if any guys have under Peters. There should be some for sure if they had a historically bad year missing the net, but how much is the question.