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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Why is 5.6 surprising to me?
It really felt like it was 5 or 6 penalties against on a good night for this team pre-Sutter.
Either way, playing more with the puck and less time shorthanded coinciding is no coincidence.
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It hasn’t been the amount of penalties - more that they were so often in the first period, which killed momentum and/or put the Flames in a hole.
They’ve been the better team than Montreal in both games under Sutter so less penalties makes sense like you say. Plus, I feel like refs, while not actually managing the game, are heavily influenced by the flow of the game - if a team is pushing hard they kind of get caught up and look for a penalty by the other team.
And maybe they are more scared of getting chewed out by Sutter than other coaches.
