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Originally Posted by Bingo
And I'd add the finishing is the bigger issue.
Markstrom five on five is at zero for goals given up beyond expected. That's average as average can be. Not what you want from Markstrom he needs to be better but the issue is the team's finish rates compared to what they're generating.
As you point out ... it's not just perimeter shots, they're driving into the paint and creating lots of quality chances.
SC Shooting Percentage 32nd
SC Save Percentage 16th
HD Shooting Percentage 28th
HD Save Percentage 13th
XGF vs GF 5 on 5 -2.2
XGA vs GA 5 on 5 0.2
Markstrom needs to be better, but it's on the offence through two games ... which was honestly one of my biggest fears. The transition has been way better than I thought, so they're generating more offence (two game sample size) than expected. But their finish is still a huge issue.
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Yeah if you want to go looking for rain clouds, it's that the team likely isn't going to keep dominating shots, chances and possession to this extent. Right now Flames have exceeded their opponent's shot totals by 50%. Without looking, I'm pretty confident in saying no NHL team has done that for a season. So the fact is, these two games were lost opportunities for points in the standings which certainly could hurt at some point.