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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yeah, Backlund will be the worst faceoff guy this season. Monahan's been getting better, Lindholm and Ryan are good, I thought for a rookie Jankowski was quite good.
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Ryan is fantastic in the faceoff circle and Lindholm was also excellent (~9th and 26th in the NHL, respectively, IIRC). In addition to these two taking faceoffs for us, practicing faceoffs against them can only make the other centre's better in the dot. Hopefully the tips and tricks will be shared openly with these two signed long-term (Lindholm pending). The improvement in faceoff proficiency is one of the things I am most looking forward to observing this season. Our possession game is likely going to get better, and it was already good under GG. Now we will hopefully have more finishers to take advantage of said possession.