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Originally Posted by Matty81
That was a great read. Most I've enjoyed reading a statistical analysis piece on the flames.
Made me think the best way to possibly upgrade the team might be to seek an upgrade on Frolik for a guy who is strong possession wise but a better finisher.
For me Frolik is a career 3rd liner, he peaks at 45 points and that's not good enough for a contending team on the 2nd line let alone one where his centre is serving up chances on a plate. While Backlund and Tkachuk are not huge producers they provide a lot more intangibles and I think are on a higher level than Frolik.
4th line is a tire fire but would be cheap to upgrade at the deadline with some late picks and B prospects if Treliving has the cahones to walk away from Stajan and bench Brouwer.
If the team was a little higher up in the standings I'd suggest going all in for a guy like Mark Stone or another top 6 RW and picking up a couple better 4th liners.
I wonder how much of an upgrade Frolik packaged with a prospect or two from a grouping of Andersson, Valimaki, Mangiapane and Gillies would get the team.
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Considering how well-rounded he is, I don't know that Frolik needs to be replaced, but I agree with you. A player with this skill and all-around ability should be able to do more offensively, and it would be interesting if someone more dynamic fill that RW spot with Chucky and Backlund.