Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Not Morning People

The Flames are not morning people. It takes them time to get up in the morning, or in this case for a 7pm game when you haven't played for three days. The shot counts in particular are telling:
Period 1: Shots For: 8; Shots Against: 19
Period 2: Shots For: 12; Shots Against: 8
Period 3: Shots For: 16; Shots Against: 5

Not too shabby. In fact, it makes a pretty graph:

Now if my calculations are correct, we were trending the right-o-way. Alas, Ned Flanders got some help from Jesus and stopped us in the third period.

The game could have been won had the players woken up earlier. Theory: Are hotel beds too comfortable?

Posted by Dave at 10:21 p.m.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2007 at 11:16 p.m.

    Holy crap, that graph is some kinda funny, and simultaneously astute analysis and the perfect expression of exasperation. Well done.

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  2. leanneFebruary 21, 2007 at 8:07 a.m.

    I was going to post a longer rant about how our D is supposed to be wicked on paper (what team shouldn't kill for Hamrlik/Phaneuf/Regehr/Stuart) but yet is weirdly swiss-cheese-like despite that. Maybe I'll just turn it into haiku.

    In defencive zone
    Goalie faces many shots
    Defenceman unseen

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  3. Kent W.February 21, 2007 at 9:01 a.m.

    None of this is helped by the fact the Kipper is playing some of his worst hockey since the preseason.

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