Flames defensemen in the last ten games ... xGF%
Tanev 58%
Hanifin 55%
Andersson 52%
Giordano 52%
Nesterov 48%
Valimaki 48%
The top pairing to start the season has righted the ship, the bottom pairing has struggled somewhat ... overall the numbers are honestly just normalizing.
I like Nesterov, but I see more transition in Mackey's game if he's given time. He'll make more mistakes, but I think he's a better player than Nesterov in April if you put in the time.
And his penalties the other night ... not due to speed at all. Cross checking a player in front of the net that was motionless, a phantom high stick that didn't make contact, and a can opener by accident in deep supporting a forecheck.
Nothing on the transition or in desperation.
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