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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Successful Powerplay units have different players filling different roles. Who on the Flames is best at standing in front of the net, being impossible to move, screening shots, deflecting shots, battling big strong defensemen?
Tkachuk and Lucic and no one else even comes close. Therefore Tkachuk and Lucic occupy the net front role on our top units.
Surprised at how many people don’t seem to understand the net front role and it’s importance on the PP
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For a PP to be effective you need more than a big guy standing in front of the net, immobile, providing a screen. An effective low post player on the PP needs to have hands, anticipation, speed to get to loose pucks and the ability to do something when he gets it.
If you think Lucic can bring that, great. But the power play is more than 4 guys and a screen.