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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I was pretty apprehensive about Ryan when we signed him. I didn’t even know who he was until the rumours of him coming to Calgary started. A player of average stature and a relatively short NHL career considering his age. It seemed pretty risky. He is ok but not at his salary. Maybe it will payoff to have him as depth as the grind goes on though.
I would like to know where the idea came from that he is a defensive player though. He is good at face offs, but other than that he seems sort of average at everything.
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The advanced stats indicate the Flames don’t give up a lot of shots or high quality shots when he is on the ice.
Which fits the Flames approach to winning games this year. The scoring comes from the big 4 up front and the other lines are playing the opposition even or slightly better. That and a strong back end is getting it done.