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Originally Posted by belsarius
I think those stats really show what Ferland is, a heavy body and trigger guy. He is not a possession player and will not drive the play, thus his assist rate is barely unchanged. Plus playing with Gaudreau his actual time with a puck on his stick is way down, he is not responsible for carrying in and dishing, he is a bull down into the corner then open up into the slot for a chance. Its gives that line two trigger guys to watch out for which I think did open up room for Gaudreau to work. If you double team him you leave a prime goal scorer loose. Anaheim may have stifled this line on the score sheet but I think they got the chances still in the playoffs.
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He also seemed to open up space for Monny and Johnny. They definitely played their best hockey with him on the line