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Originally Posted by The Cobra
He can score if on a scoring line with premium ice time, but brings little else.
He doesn't score enough to get the premium ice time on a good team, and doesn't bring enough to be effective on the bottom 6.
There is a reason he failed on teams like Edmonton and Vancouver who had the opportunity to try him on the top lines.
He would bring nothing to Calgary.
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Originally Posted by The Cobra
If you are getting.50 points per game while getting PP time and top 6 minutes, your team is not very good.
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I have to disagree with your assessment.
Spooner averaged only around 12mins/g at even strength, nowhere near top 6 minutes... and Boston is/was a very good team. During his 4 most productive years 2014/15-2017/18, 47 of his 147 points were on the PP. Essentially he got 2.44 pts/60 mins 5vs5 playing 3rd line minutes (non-scoring line), which would surprisingly rank 5th among Flames forwards last season.
In short, he was very productive in a sheltered role 5v5, and on the PP, on a good Bruins team. It's really shocking how quickly he faded. I'm guessing someone will give him a shot on a very cheap contract for a 1 yr.