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Originally Posted by ricardodw
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)
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No kidding you don't have stats to back that up, because the stats say the opposite.
All three players average near the top of the league in shot attempts against / 60, scoring chances against / 60 and high danger chances against / 60. (all top 30, Tkachuk closer to top 10)
They certainly weren't getting out played despite having the toughest matchups.
Their shooting percentages were a wasteland though and that did that line and the Flames in last year. Out of 392 forwards that played 40 games last year Frolik had the 38th worst shooting percentage, Backlund 55th.
That's approaching puck luck that is pretty hard to duplicate.