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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think Peters is a huge face off guy so having left and right shot centers on lines should see a lot of ins and outs in the dot.
If you have Backlund with Lindholm and Ryan with Jankowski they just take the draws on their dominant sides.
Plus lots of teams muck with defensive coverage now too ... winger takes the down low and the center takes his high boards position. More fluid now so you don't really need to label players, especially when you have up to 8 centers in your 12
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They could potentially have two Cs on every line, and a left and right C on 3 of the 4. I cannot remember the last time the Flames were over 50% on the dot - I think it is almost a certainty that they will be this year (possibly well over).
Some of the subtle ways that the team has improved this summer:
1) face offs
2) power play (personnel)
3) potentially PK as well (we'll see who gets utilized for that)
4) more depth (obviously)
5) more flexibility to cover injuries
All the little things that add up to big things over a long season