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SuperMatt18 · 03-14-2018, 03:54 PM

Sean Tierney (The Athletic & Hockey Graphs) posted a pretty interesting analysis on Twitter.

He looked at the entire NHL and the top 31 players at each "slot" on the roster to determine what the average production is by each "role".

ex)Looked at the 31 centers that could be defined as "1C" for their team and averaged their production.

The results are based on offensive production to date this season, I also added the Flames players in brackets next to where they have slotted on our roster for the most part this season.

Center:
1C: ~66 points (Monahan 62)
2C: ~47 points (Backlund 41)
3C: ~37 points (Jankowski 20 ...24 if you pro-rate him to playing all 71 games)
4C: ~19 points (Stajan 10)

Left Wing:
1LW: ~47 points (Gaudreau 80)
2LW: ~26 points (Tkachuk 49)
3LW: ~15 points (Bennett 26)
4LW: ~5 points (Lazar 8)

Right Wing:
1RW: ~49 points (Ferland 37)
2RW: ~21 points (Frolik 23)
3RW: ~8 points (Hathaway 10)
4RW: ~2 points (Brouwer 19)

Defense:

1D: ~40 points (Giordano 36)
2D: ~26 points (Hamilton 40)
3D: ~17 points (Brodie 32)
4D: ~13 points (Hamonic 11)
5D: ~11 points (Stone 5)
6D: ~6 points (Kulak 8)

It's a bit interesting. When you look at slot on the roster only really Gaudreau, Tkachuk (LW in general if you add Bennett), and our Top 3 d-men are performing above what is "average' for their slot on the roster.

As has been clear 1RW continues to be a hole on this team - even though Ferland had filled that spot admirably for the most part.

03-14-2018, 03:54 PM	#1
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Average Production By Position in The Lineup: Flames vs. NHL Average Sean Tierney (The Athletic & Hockey Graphs) posted a pretty interesting analysis on Twitter. He looked at the entire NHL and the top 31 players at each "slot" on the roster to determine what the average production is by each "role". ex)Looked at the 31 centers that could be defined as "1C" for their team and averaged their production. The results are based on offensive production to date this season, I also added the Flames players in brackets next to where they have slotted on our roster for the most part this season. Center: 1C: ~66 points (Monahan 62) 2C: ~47 points (Backlund 41) 3C: ~37 points (Jankowski 20 ...24 if you pro-rate him to playing all 71 games) 4C: ~19 points (Stajan 10) Left Wing: 1LW: ~47 points (Gaudreau 80) 2LW: ~26 points (Tkachuk 49) 3LW: ~15 points (Bennett 26) 4LW: ~5 points (Lazar 8) Right Wing: 1RW: ~49 points (Ferland 37) 2RW: ~21 points (Frolik 23) 3RW: ~8 points (Hathaway 10) 4RW: ~2 points (Brouwer 19) Defense: 1D: ~40 points (Giordano 36) 2D: ~26 points (Hamilton 40) 3D: ~17 points (Brodie 32) 4D: ~13 points (Hamonic 11) 5D: ~11 points (Stone 5) 6D: ~6 points (Kulak 8) It's a bit interesting. When you look at slot on the roster only really Gaudreau, Tkachuk (LW in general if you add Bennett), and our Top 3 d-men are performing above what is "average' for their slot on the roster. As has been clear 1RW continues to be a hole on this team - even though Ferland had filled that spot admirably for the most part. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 03-14-2018 at 04:17 PM.