Maybe this is a laughable point but the data is showing where CGY is generating chances on the ice but what about the opponent?
I was watching the COL game again and I was so pleased to see guys like Andersson, Hanifin and Valimaki in on the cycle, skating around behind their net, all these rotations that pull COL out of their structure and open seams for guys to get shots off.
I don’t recall that last year. In fact last year I remember a lot of chip ins, retrieval and wrist shots from the point, perhaps with secondary chances from in close off that but with the opponents still in their defensive structure. Maybe it’s bias and I’m just not remembering clearly.
To me this year the offense is much more dynamic and the opponents have to defend that differently. Those stats perhaps are capturing the full story of what’s happening on the ice.
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