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Originally Posted by Infinit47
Nice try, that's not even close to what I said.
Flames play like crap (24th XGF%) and have a hot goalie, Washington is playing well (10th XGF%) and has a hot goalie. Flames are battling for WC2 and Washington is battling for first overall. Low skill teams can still have an okay XGF%, but they may not get the goals due to lack of skill. The Flames evidently have a dearth of forward skill, so the coaching response is to generate less chances?
Washington was 18th last year and Flames were 23rd. Both are getting amazing goaltending this year and Washington improved 16 spots and Calgary has improved 8.
Ignoring the results and avoiding an argument about over or under performing, I don't think the Flames play a style that will win at this level. Being more aggressive in the defensive zone isn't a lack of skill thing, it's a planned system. You can still play zone defense and not collapse way back like the Flames do. Giving the best hockey players in the world extra time and space is not a recipe for success.
I'd really like to know what teams play this passively (5v5 defense and PK) and have been successful. On the offensive side, they aren't scoring goals and have not been all season. Should they not adjust and try something different? I haven't seen any adjustments to style of play this season.
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Don't try and bring facts or logic into this, team Huska on here will just accuse you of having a personal grudge against the coach or hating him because they have nothing at all to back up their claims he is a good head coach. Every stat proves this team is being propped up by goaltending and their offence is beyond underperforming. Every hockey media person has agreed with that including some of the biggest bias people on Flames Talk. Huska has a losing record as a pro head coach, that's a fact. We are not dealing in facts here though and no amount of them is going to change the minds of people who refuse to admit they are wrong. These same posters if this team acquired Nathan MacKinnon next year and he hit 60 points would say his game fell off a cliff, it isn't Huska's fault. It's just mind boggling.