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Originally Posted by Jore
I think the team does not inspire with its play, but it's also just a shoddily constructed team with poor overall balance. Our best offensive player has serious flaws and our highest paid C does nothing a top C does. We fill the bottom of the roster with PTO-tier players every year (Nordstrom, Stone) and Ritchie, another PTO, has been one of our top RWs. What is "up to potential" for a team built like this?
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Absolutely it is poorly constructed, we agree.
But top players having what you refer to a ‘serious flaws’ shouldn’t be an issue. Many players have found success with particular strengths.
A guy like Dave Andreychuk, he is a hall of famer who may have never scored a pretty one. Went to the dirty areas and paid the price. I recall reading somewhere that he would purposely shoot at the goalie’s pad sometime to get a rebound to himself that was a better scoring chance.
If he was on the Flames, we’d probably complain about his foot speed or his back checking or find something. Most good teams are a collection of parts, not a collection of complete players
‘Up to potential’ starts with every player being a professional and putting in the effort. It is Matthew Tkachuk getting something closer to a point per game, certainly more than 3 assists in 10 games when the season is on the line. He has the talent, but rather appears to have checked out