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blender · 07-21-2019, 11:10 AM

I haven't commented on the trade here yet; I've just enjoyed the hysteria, lol.
I consider myself very even-keel about the Flames. I learned long ago that how I feel about hockey has no bearing on what the team will do or how they perform, so I won't bother getting into it here.
1 thing that I have been thinking about though that I haven't seen discussed:
Lucic's advanced stats are surprisingly good, but most of the discussion revolves around the forwards he was playing with in Edmonton and who he would likely be playing with here. I am curious about how playing in front of Calgary's puck moving defense will help his game. I'm not sure what kind of stats there are to show the effects of defense on forwards, but even though I don't expect Lucic to have some kind of turn around into an offensive force, I can't help but think that there is an opportunity for him to be effective on the forecheck.
Just a thought.

07-21-2019, 11:10 AM	#2
blender First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kamloops Exp:	I haven't commented on the trade here yet; I've just enjoyed the hysteria, lol. I consider myself very even-keel about the Flames. I learned long ago that how I feel about hockey has no bearing on what the team will do or how they perform, so I won't bother getting into it here. 1 thing that I have been thinking about though that I haven't seen discussed: Lucic's advanced stats are surprisingly good, but most of the discussion revolves around the forwards he was playing with in Edmonton and who he would likely be playing with here. I am curious about how playing in front of Calgary's puck moving defense will help his game. I'm not sure what kind of stats there are to show the effects of defense on forwards, but even though I don't expect Lucic to have some kind of turn around into an offensive force, I can't help but think that there is an opportunity for him to be effective on the forecheck. Just a thought.