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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Right, sometimes they have that ability to finish or make a big save/defensive play, other nights they are listless. The system still produces shot volume/suppression, but the ability to actually win a game using that system looks wildly different from night to night. Take this game against the Ducks vs. the one they played at home a few games ago where they looked languid...at home no less with serious playoff implications on the line.
You can see it in the play of some players. They are great some nights and awful others, and it usually is a really stark difference. Just a terrible lack of consistency all season, but it's masked by a system that indicates they should be much better.
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I agree to a degree ... I think we've seen some inconsistency in Kadri, Huberdeau, Lindholm, the goalies.
I think the likes of Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Tanev, Weegar, Dube (and others) have been very consistent every night grinding away.
Has to be tough to play that system as well.
You have to grind every shift of your season for that extra 20% of shot volume hoping for a bounce/rebound.