Watching Detroit last night, especially after reading comments about Detroit shooting the buck at *goalies ear holes*, I paid particular attention to their offensive puck control.
They always have a man sitting around the net in an open area as long as the puck is in the zone. When he gets the puck it's a one time quick shot (slapper, wrist) high and to an ear hole. It resulted in fewer shots on goal than Buffalo, but better scoring chances. Three of those scoring chances weren't even shots, 2 pipes and a post.
A well coached team that out chanced us with a roster, that on paper, is not nearly as good as ours.
It takes three goals a night to win on a regular basis (above deluca .500). We don't have a coaching staff that gives us the best chance to achieve this on a regular basis.