[Caged Great]

On our show yesterday oddly enough, I mentioned faceoffs as being a contributing factor to why the Flames have the 30th ranked pk. It's not the only reason, but it takes 20 seconds off the clock. If they had an elite faceoff guy, that would probably be enough to raise the pk from 30th to 25th, possibly even higher.

That's not a huge thing, but it's something. There are other things that are necessary to change to make it better as well, namely get better penalty killers as well as improving the system itself.

Faceoffs by themselves aren't the magical cure all, but it is something that contributes to improved results. Over the course of a season, it might mean an additional few points in the standings. That can be the difference between playoffs and not, or home ice potentially. Not a huge thing though, talent is by far more important, but it is something.