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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
The argument that Lucic wasn't given good enough line mates in Edmonton to be effective is a false narrative though.
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Just about every player in Edmonton who is not on the first line has the problem with not having good enough linemates. Also, seeing how Alex Chiasson is actually on the first line, having linemates not good enough is even a problem at the top end of the roster.
Of course it's a big difference being a role player alongside for example Ryan and Mangiapane, as opposed to alongside Brodziak and Kassian. That said, it's definately not at all certain that Lucic will raise his game to any great heights in Calgary. There are a very long list of examples of, and a lot of reasons to why, players leave Edmonton and suddenly have much greater success on their new teams though. You would have a very hard time convincing anyone that THAT is a false narrative.