Stats: Before and After the Great Suttering of 2021
I think conundrum for the Flames and really every other team in the league is, if you play a more defensive system like Sutter has implemented, can you score enough goals when you take less offensive risks. Conversely, with a Peters/Ward type of system, you’re free to take more risks, so if that’s the case, can you outscore your opponent often enough or keep enough out of your own net?
It’s the great hockey tug of war: find the right balance of the 2. Do you want to win 2-1 or 3-2. I think even in the Iggy/Reggie era, this was probably a huge source of contention in the dressing room as Rhett has mentioned. Iginla wanted more offensive freedom and to win 3-2 whereas Regehr wanted to play more conservatively and win 2-1.
Regardless, I think based on what I’ve seen. This core and team can’t seem to get it done playing either system. They give up too much playing under Ward/Peters and now they can’t score enough under Darryl’s system now thaglt they’ve shored up their defensive end.
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