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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Great article as always Bingo. A lot of work here which I really appreciate. And couldn’t agree more with the conclusion that this year could be a real turning point for Treliving and the organization.
I will probably never agree that shooting percentage, or high danger shooting percentage, is significantly influenced by luck. For sure luck is a component, but being able to bury chances is definitely a skill IMO. Yes these percentages vary for players every year, but I don’t believe that’s because all other factors are being held constant.
Of the departing players, I’m most interested in seeing how Ferland does. Did Flames trade an emerging sniper, power forward combo? Or a streaky player who maxed out playing with 2 great players.
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I project Ferland to amount to be a middle 6 LW/RW power forward who is going to to continue being streaky. His streakiness reminds me of Lee Stempniak when he played for the Flames.
He did get a lot of help from Gaudreau and Monahan, but he was still a skilled player in his own right. It doesn’t really matter how good he’s going to play on Carolina, because he would have been getting a raise regardless. I don’t ever see him hitting 50+ points though. Carolina has better wingers than him.