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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Go check Tampas 3rd line.
Oh and the preds.
The bruins.
The blues...
The leafs..
The jets.
All teams that have players on their 3rd line today flirting with a 50 point pace. The good teams have Backlund and Frolik, good players, on their 3rd line.
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Part of what you're saying is true but there are also non 50pt players on the top 2 lines. Looking at your example teams you've listed off last season:
Penguins: ~ Five 50+ pt guys
Blues: ~ Five 50ish + pt guys
Predators: ~ Four 50ish pt guys
Capitals: ~ Six 50ish pt guys
Lots of people are heavily understating the impact of Backlund and to a lesser extent, Tkachuk and their ability to perform as a 2nd line especially with main defensive responsibilities on the team.
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Was there a team in the entire league that had 7 forwards with 50 pts last year? Doubtful.
In fact a quick look shows that 94 F's in the entire league had 50 pts or more last year, so an average of 3 per team.
I realize scoring is up this season....but no way good team 3rd liners are at 50 pt paces on any sort of small (forget large) scale.
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Not a great way of looking at it as that assumes every team will have the same number of 50+ scorers. The Coyotes are on pace for maybe one 50+ point forward.