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Originally Posted by Bingo
And guys I'm not saying I don't have an issue with the high volume game plan, I think it hurt their season.
I'm just not willing to go to the ring around the boards only shots from the perimeter narrative that can easily be dismissed.
Calgary has a talent issue too. The next coach (hoping the move on from Sutter) will only be able to do so much.
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I think the disparity in data collection for all the different sites makes the argument tricky too. Naturalstattrick uses location and NHL event data only. That means that a high danger scoring chance is anything from the home plate area, out slightly out if it happened right after a neutral zone event (rush chance) or other shot (rebound).
Micro stat tracking can break that further out to include passes and other movement. It's telling that Calgary was 31st for cross ice passes. That would likely be a Darryl issue that could easily be solved.
But yeah, it's not just a bunch of perimeter shots, that is easily disproven. I do think though, that there's very little creativity and predictable means savable