The Flames were building some decent metrics, but not necessarily getting the results in the standings, but that has changed recently.
Here is the club's trajectory on a few key elements in 5 game segments ...
- Chances against were high to start the season, and then rectified for the most part, but have now popped up again in the last 5 games. (HD and SC)
- HD chances for continue to be a problem and have gotten worse in the last segment. SC are also sliding.
- xGF% has been steady all season, but now nose diving
- Even shot volume, the Sutter calling card has been crushed of late (weighed heavily by the game at home against Minnesota and game in Toronto).
The foundation argument ... team building up it's defensive base, the offence is coming ... getting hard to make with the most recent results.