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Originally Posted by ricardodw
There is some sort of disconnect.
The Heat has 5 NHL calibre centres and is 4-4-1 and none of them is at a ppg pace in the AHL.
Knight Reinhart, Horak, Blair Jones and Ben Street are all touted to be Colborne level centres that are NHL ready but the Heat is not dominating the AHL.
What is the problem? Do they have bad attitudes? Poor coaching or just not as good as the Flames fans imagine.
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The AHL is a hard league to score in and I think 4-4-1 is really great for a young team that has seen quite an overhaul this past season, I wouldn't look too far into the not at a PPG pace. Street came up and performed admirably to start the season, Knight and Reinhart are going to need to blossom more into their potential but I don't see much more than really good bottom 6 energy players in those guys. Blair Jones is a wasted contract IMO but Horak is the only one out of the players you have listed that has me scratching my head and agreeing on the disconnect that you mentioned. I think Horak needs to be given more than a game next time up, he's a smart player and is defensively reliable. I think both teams are performing above expectations to this point in their respective seasons.