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Originally Posted by Firebot
Gulutzan plays solely to get high Corsi, and the expected result was to win games from that. The Flames under Gulutzan had great possession numbers, the problem is the chances generated were quite low chance shots with teams able to prepare for a very predictable Flames offense. I can bet you that by the end of the year the number of blocked shots against with Peters should be lower than under Gulutzan.
Peters so far, while he does obviously play a possession game, also strives for quick turnovers and activates Defense a lot to get an advantage. How many times have you see a D to D pass to start a rush with Peters? You never see it unless it's to get out of danger. Under Gulutzan you would always see a D to D pass, and all 5 man moving as a unit. It made the Flames get great Corsi, but be a so called 'unlucky' team.
The Flames last year were one of the most boring teams I have ever seen, and the worst part is they were a boring losing team. Each missed assignment would turn into a 2 on 1 or poor defensive coverage, all of a sudden it's 4-1 despite the Flames playing 'good hockey' and outshooting their opponent by 10 shots.
That's why advanced stats are pure garbage. Good Corsi is a result of playing good hockey, it is not the reason.
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Yeah the numbers above don't support that at all.
You don't run up high counts for high and medium shot attempts and shots without actually having a lot of high and medium danger shot attempts and shots.
They didn't go in enough, for sure.
The team led the league in missing the net, and maybe they were too tight and couldn't finish.
But they didn't play for corsi with a bunch of low danger shot attempts.