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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Also, snakebitten or not - him not capitalizing on breakaways is a minor issue. Him putting himself into good positions by reading the play well and using his blazing speed to get a breakaway is huge for the Flames. Puts the other team on their heels.
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This is why I was never to critical of the missed breakaways last year. Having him out there made the other teams d men think twice about how agreessive they wanted to be in the Flames zone.