To win you have to penetrate the middle. The Flames don't play that style. Their goal is to own the boards and take as many low percentage shots as possible. That makes them analytics darlings, and gets the spreadsheet set hard, but does not lead to wins. You're not getting many shots past an NHL goaltender from the boards, but that is the Flames strategy. They have five guys all playing within 10 feet of the boards, and no one going to the net. Results are predictable. You could have McDavid and Draisaitl playing on this team and the results would be the same. You don't win games from the boards.
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