08-28-2019, 06:53 PM
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/f...-lines/sn-amp/
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Flames’ Peters says Lucic is in ‘phenomenal shape,’ talks potential lines
Peters asked Lucic earlier this summer how many of Calgary’s eight exhibition games he’d want to suit up for this pre-season and the coach was chuffed with Lucic’s response.
“He threw out a number that was high and I go, ‘Holy geez that’s a pretty high number for a veteran guy to play that many games,’ and he goes ‘I want to play. I want you to tell me what I need to do, what I need to do better and go from there.’
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Lucic averaged only 13:14 in his final year with the Oilers, which was his lowest average ice-time since his rookie campaign. His best seasons in the NHL have seen him average between 16:21-17:23 minutes per game.
“I gotta keep the big guy involved,” Peters said. “He’s got to be involved so he needs some ice-time
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Peters added that “his best seasons have always been with a right-handed centre,” which means the likeliest scenario is him skating with Derek Ryan on the team’s third line.
“Right now, in my mind, we’ll be moving somebody over, a left-handed shot over to the right side,” Peters said
“I thought [Andrew] Mangiapane was real good. He’s a guy that could possibly play with Looch and give him some speed and some skill and some tenacity on the puck. So, we’ll see how it all goes but I see him playing in that middle six, I see him on that second unit PP net-front.”
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