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GranteedEV · 04-02-2015, 01:49 PM

A lot of attention has been brought to how much our Russell/Wideman pairing has stepped up in Gio's absence.

Even more has been brought to Engelland magically becoming an acceptable NHLer.

But maybe the addition of Schlemko has been the most effective one?

Some things to consider:

Shlemko is +7 since joining the Flames.

While his sample size is smaller, he leads the team in 5vs5 FF% @ 50.1 and 5vs5 CF% @ 49.7

He and Diaz have been getting easy zone starts, but they're actually holding the puck in the offensive zone unlike Wideman and Engelland, who pretty much always end up back in the defensive zone.

He's had a few gaffs in the defensive zone (though the biggest one was moreso Diaz' fault for a terrible turnover), but he's also had some big takeaways along the boards. The PK the other game where Engelland was in the box, was where Schlemko really caught my attention... maybe this guy's actually a pretty good defenseman?

No real conclusions I can make, but just from the "eye test" it seems the Schlemko-Diaz pairing has quietly negated the sheer badness of Engelland/Smid from the first half of the season, which used to negate the greatness of Gio/Brodie. So basically we're not a worse team than we were at the start of the year, even if we're not as good as we should be with Gio.

04-02-2015, 01:49 PM	#1
GranteedEV Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	David Schlemko - The real reason we've weathered the storm without Gio? A lot of attention has been brought to how much our Russell/Wideman pairing has stepped up in Gio's absence. Even more has been brought to Engelland magically becoming an acceptable NHLer. But maybe the addition of Schlemko has been the most effective one? Some things to consider: Shlemko is +7 since joining the Flames. While his sample size is smaller, he leads the team in 5vs5 FF% @ 50.1 and 5vs5 CF% @ 49.7 He and Diaz have been getting easy zone starts, but they're actually holding the puck in the offensive zone unlike Wideman and Engelland, who pretty much always end up back in the defensive zone. He's had a few gaffs in the defensive zone (though the biggest one was moreso Diaz' fault for a terrible turnover), but he's also had some big takeaways along the boards. The PK the other game where Engelland was in the box, was where Schlemko really caught my attention... maybe this guy's actually a pretty good defenseman? No real conclusions I can make, but just from the "eye test" it seems the Schlemko-Diaz pairing has quietly negated the sheer badness of Engelland/Smid from the first half of the season, which used to negate the greatness of Gio/Brodie. So basically we're not a worse team than we were at the start of the year, even if we're not as good as we should be with Gio. __________________ "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." Last edited by GranteedEV; 04-02-2015 at 02:03 PM.