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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
See, to me that doesn't pass the smell test, the eye test, or the outcomes. At some point these counting stats have to align with actual results. This stat is questionable at best.
This even seems a little high. Do you have the corresponding stat for how many times the Flames hit the end boards from home plate?
I think it has a lot more to do with scoring off the rush. The Flames were dangerous because they actually tried to score off the rush. It also doesn't help that the guy Sutter has fed prime time to fill the net crasher role can't take a pass or shoot to save his life. Better utilization of the players available would probably help here.
Definitely more of the latter than the former. Sutter's continual forcing of players into slots in the lineup is killing this team.
It's possible, but unless the GM (whoever that will be) refuses to bring in veterans on their last legs that Sutter will play over guys with some upside (and speed) we're doomed to repeat this season. Something has to give with this team and I think it is all system and lineup decisions.
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Yeah lacking off the rush for sure.
The stats are pretty easy to defend. They're a simple count done by two different websites from an objective standpoint.
The Flames are a top ten team in home plate shots. That's a fact ... any individual's eye test is an aside.
The expected goal thing is historical based math on shot volume from outside the homeplate, inside the homeplate and inside the homeplate off a deflection, rebound or tip.
I do wonder if the Flames have found a way to break the model when it comes to high shot volume from the low to medium variety. Seeing with Carolina as well.