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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
With regards to the big shot from the point, I think it does two things:
1) It spreads out the PK'ers. If you don't have a big shot from the point, the PK'ers can cheat down-low.
2) Big shots on the ice (or just above the ice) allows for big rebounds.
With that being said, I guess the big shot is not as useful for the Flames because they still don't have that really great net-front presence yet. I mean, Tkachuk is getting much better at it, but back in the day you had Nieuwendyk standing fearlessly and tipping shots left right and center, and you had Roberts or Gilmour crashing the net hard and creating chaos, and everyone was good at putting the puck in the net.
Flames don't have that consistent great 'tipper', and they are also not big or 'mean' enough to crash the net yet. Tkachuk I think will be a huge weapon on the PP as he matures, and then the big shot from the point will be more lethal.
If I was Ferland, that is the job I want. He is hard to move, and he has a good sent of hands and has great mobility. I would be asking Hamilton, Wideman and Giordano to stay a bit longer after practice just to help him work on his tips and scrambles.
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It doesn't need to be a cannon of a shot to get a good rebound. Just low and hard, and 99% of guys in the NHL can get a "hard" shot off.
I agree with you on Ferland though. He's got the right attitude and skills to be a Holmstrom Lite and make a career out of causing havoc in front.