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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I have long figured that the margins between good and poor face off teams are so small that they don’t make much tangible difference. I will say this though: while the effect is not quantifiable it is good to have a player or two who excel in this skill for those rare instances when a faceoff win or loss has the potential to change the outcome of a game.
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This is the point. Good teams have players who are really good at faceoffs. When the game is on the line, the other team is going to have its best faceoff guy on the ice. Likely their two best.
When Kesler and Getzlaf are taking every key draw against Backlund and Monahan, no wonder they lose 8 of 9 playoff games.