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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
If your defensemen are not able to get pucks through traffic and on net, your forwards score fewer goals via deflections or rebounds.
See: The 2020-21 Calgary Flames
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The Flames are one of the softest teams in the league and have been for a while. They will never go anywhere in the playoffs without addressing this. They have tried to address it this offseason by re-signing Ritchie and adding Coleman, Lewis and Zadorov.
Offensive defensemen are great during the no hit regular season. But at some point you need players to bring pain. I think what zadorov brings will have a much larger impact than 5 or 6 extra goal over 82 games.
What do you think other team’s forwards are going to worry about more while they are on the ice. Kylington doing a pirouette and a loop de loop? Or Zadorov putting them through the glass.
Having played the game for upwards of 5 decades. It’s not Kylington.