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Old 01-23-2022, 11:22 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew View Post
Flames are playing well within their Division by many measures. And I'm sure we'd all agree that shooting statistics don't decide hockey games.

I'd say the Flames are full marks for their record overall, but I don't really love how it's trending either. If a month from now we're still talking about not getting the bounces and calls, things might not be in a good place.
Agreed.

And honestly my prediction coming into this season was a team that outplays the opposition but can't finish enough to win enough games.

So far they're 12th in goals per game which is higher than I expected.

But there isn't a discrepancy in finishing or goaltending that can be attributed to what division the opposition plays in.

The Flames are the Flames but they're not playing an inferior Flames' game against their own division.
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