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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
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Some good comments from his feed...
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An offensive issue I've identified with Calgary in the games of theirs I've tracked is that they hold onto the puck in the OZ for long stretches but generate bad shots off the cycle. Too much from the perimeter. Stone, Hanifin, Weegar, and Zadorov are all among the top 64 D in shots rate. That's four D spread across all three of their regular pairs. For me, a perimeter shot by a defenceman is a failed offensive sequence. It rarely results in a goal.
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I think he is spot on with this. The Flames get lots of offensive possession, but often take the puck wide around the perimeter. Guys go to the net, but the wide guy rarely tries to get the puck to them in front. Instead, it's always the safe pass to the point, and a shot from the blueline (or dumped back in the corner to do it all again).
IMO, the Flames need to force the puck into the middle of the ice more. The bodies are there (usually), they just refuse to do it. I suspect that the mantra is possession, and the safe play. Great, except the result is that they never get that set up in front.