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Originally Posted by jonkaupp
They are playing way stronger lines while also facing waaaay more defensive zone starts. On top of that, stats like that skew as they get larger, 3M is on the ice a lot more. It’s pretty bad analysis. I see a lot about how the second line needs to produce more and yet they’re corsi is still elite while scoring at the same pace. Makes no sense to me. Our second line is far from being anything resembling a problem with the team. It’s one of the more productive and balanced lines in the league. Good offense combined with elite defensive play.
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On team-wide level, we have a huge problem with elite corsi not leading to goals. The 3M line has elite corsi but poor goal-scoring - don't you think we should at least look at them as maybe part of that problem?
That second claim simply isn't correct. The 3M line has
brutal offense this year. Out of 141 line combos to see 100 minutes this year, they rank 114th league-wide. For perspective: Buffalo ranks dead-last this year in 5v5 offense with 1.75 goals / 60 minutes. The 3M line is currently producing at 1.68 goals / 60. Their "good offense" reputation is
entirely based on last year.