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Originally Posted by GioforPM
BTW, I sure am tired of "plays die on his stick". Plays die on someone's stick 90% of the time. They die on Gaudreau or Monahan's stick a lot. Why? Because not every play works.
In other words, if you don't like a player and are looking for times when he is bodied off the puck or intercepted or lose control, you will find them.
On the Flames forwards, Gaudreau is the turnover king, not only in raw numbers, but in numbers per minutes played (.05). Then Backlund at .045, then Stajan at. 04, then Monahan, Raymond and a bunch of otehrs at the same .03 level (in turnovers per minute).
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Turnovers and "plays die on their sticks" are different things. I think it's something that is easily describable as a player, discussing a teammate. Everyone who played hockey for a good chunk of time knows the difference between a dead weight linemate that doesn't positively impact your offensive attack, vs a linemate that makes risky decisions that either crash and burn or work beautifully. Also, they know the difference between players who intentionally take on that risk in a setting where backup is available, vs those who make costly brain farts.