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Originally Posted by New Era
Lucic has sucked for the most part. The bar is so low for some guys (Lucic and Bennett) that as long as they get their skates on the right feet and don't soil themselves they've had a great game. I have way higher expectation on a player making $5.25M!
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Lucic is overpaid, of course, but to say he's "sucked" is so far from the truth.
Lucic at 5v5 among Flames forwards:
Individual:
Goals: 5 (tied for 4th)
Goals/60: 0.79 (tied for 4th)
Points: 12 (6th)
Points/60: 1.89 (4th)
On ice:
Rel CF%: 0.41 (7th)
Rel FF%: 0.19 (6th)
Rel xGF%: 1.02 (6th)
Rel SCF%: 2.11 (6th)
His defensive play isn't as stellar as it was last season but is still decent, and his offensive play has improved quite dramatically.
He'll obviously never be anywhere close to his $5.25M cap hit, but he's still a quality NHL player and does more good on the ice than he does bad (and yes, I know he's had some brutal turnovers in the D-zone this season that has immediately led to goals against).