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Originally Posted by VilleN
Yeah, no one is dog piling... just pointing out that the numbers show that Dougie/Gio are one of the more dominant pairings in the league. All you need to do is refute that and stand by your claim they are not a top pairing in the league... honestly, if you can't provide evidence to back your opinion, and are then presented with evidence that suggests your opinion is false, why is it so difficult to concede?
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What I take issue with are statements like "dominant in every facet of the game" and "best in the league" when we're still having discussions about why the defense isn't getting it done in their own end. They're a good pairing, but with Mike Smith playing the way he is you would think a team with such a "dominant" pairing would be a bit better than 22nd overall in goals against, unless you believe that Brodie/Hamonic really is dragging the team down that hard.
Teams with true dominant pairings backed by solid goaltending (Columbus, Nashville, Anaheim, for example) tend to do very well at limiting chances consistently, which I have yet to see from the Flames.