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Originally Posted by Bingo
Oh man ... based on what?
Slow, plodding, perimeter based team?
They can't finish and they don't generate enough ten bell chances, but they're metrics suggest they carry the play most nights, and have more going that just shot volume.
This isn't Jacque Demers trap hockey at all.
Why the narrative?
3rd in CF60
2nd in CA60
9th in SCF%
6th in expected goal splits
They're biggest issues are not generating enough high danger (15th for / 7th against) and a 24th ranked shooting percentage.
I guess some see what they want to see.
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Remind me where they sit in the standings Bingo because all that stuff you listed means absolutely nothing. They are slow, they are a perimeter shooting team and they look just like the Kings teams that missed the playoffs in the back half of his tenure there and remember even the cup winning teams weren't regular season juggernauts. The margins are simply slim with his coaching. Goaltending has to be very good and shooters very opportunistic or every game is a struggle. The plus of all this is that they are more prepared for playoff hockey where things don't come as easy because they are used to having to scratch and claw to win games. They need to ensure they get there to reward fans for sticking with this kind of hockey. It's not pretty but fans will accept it as long as it's effective in generating wins.