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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I know their goal totals look impressive. But I feel like their GF totals have been inflated with all the 5-0, 6-0 wins. Seems like this team has either won big or lost close/OT games this season.
Think I heard on the radio that the team has only won 2 one goal games so far. Some additional finish would've made all the difference.
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But the blowout wins don't not count.
They count for as much as the close games, and we had about 10 of them. Running away with those games was a full marks accomplishment and required defense as well as finish.
The only team that really gave up and let them pour it on was Buffalo, at least that's the one that comes to mind. Maybe Ottawa.
Taking those out of consideration because they inflate stats is like taking away shutouts to judge goaltending. Or like taking away hat trick games to judge a player's offensive output.
I agree, a little more finish would make all the difference in the one goal games, but they've won more than they've lost and are atop the conference. Hard to nit pick. The close losses were largely unlucky, and even good teams have those.