Don't the analytics corroborate exactly what EE is saying? A low team shooting percentage, and an inability to consistently generate high danger chances despite having the puck for the majority of most nights suggests to me that the system first and foremost gravitates towards low percentage plays and high shot volume. There is a legitimate argument to be made that this team as it's constructed would be better off focusing on creating through the middle of the ice and off of transition. These two things coincidentally happen to be the strengths of our off-season acquisitions who for the most part are massively underachieving under Sutter. During his six year period as head coach in LA the organization had the lowest shooting percentage in the NHL (5 on 5). This is not an anomaly.
This team has 19 wins half way through the season. It's not all roses and rainbows and criticism's of this team and coaching staff are warranted to some extent.
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