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Originally Posted by Mike F
I've harped on this a number of times lately, but one glaring weakness for the Flames has been their inability to win faceoffs, and Stajan is a main culprit.
His faceoff % the last 2 years was 48.1 and 46.2.
An upgraded veteran 3rd line centre to mentor the young guys should have been a priority.
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Here's the top 10 faceoff players for the Flames summed over the last four seasons, sorted by total faceoffs taken.
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Matt Stajan Sum of Tot 3350
Average of FO% 49.4
Mikael Backlund Sum of Tot 2889
Average of FO% 47.2
Olli Jokinen Sum of Tot 2498
Average of FO% 47.0
Jarome Iginla Sum of Tot 1083
Average of FO% 51.5
Brendan Morrison Sum of Tot 1060
Average of FO% 50.0
Sean Monahan Sum of Tot 1036
Average of FO% 46.0
Mike Cammalleri Sum of Tot 886
Average of FO% 48.1
Roman Horak Sum of Tot 647
Average of FO% 29.0
David Moss Sum of Tot 584
Average of FO% 42.7
Joe Colborne Sum of Tot 441
Average of FO% 48.5
He's far and away taken the most faceoffs, and his percentage is the best of the centers save for Morrison. Singling Stajan out for faceoffs hardly seems warranted.