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Originally Posted by Bingo
Frolik winding down is different than an aging scorer that may have relied too much on a generational player for tap in goals.
Frolik is a two way guy that drives play. If he goes from 15 goals a season to 9 he's still going to contribute.
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I am at all not keen on getting Maroon.... now that the Flames have got Neal.
They needed toughness that gets covered by Neal and would have gotten from Maroon.
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Last year if Frolik and Backlund would have been close to contributing at a 9.6M level the Flames would have made the playoffs.
There is some sort of myth that they are an elite shut line. When they are matched against the top lines at the dome the other teams top line dominate. ( no stats to back this up)
The Flames have one of the worst home records in the league when they get the last change.
They do not have a good shutdown line.
Since they signed Frolik the Flames have won 9 more home games than they lost, They are exactly even in away win-loss.
.500 on the road shows a good team. Basically no advantage when you get to match your shutdown line against the other teams best line. Basically ALL other teams do better at home than on the road.