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Originally Posted by ricardodw
so year after year the Flames start off with a strong positive win above replacement position just by having Gio in the line-up and then they are in the bottom half of the league in actual winning % 17 out of 30 (not counting vegas) or 18 out of 31
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Weren't you suggesting Giordano had lost it for much of the last two seasons?
I mean don't get me wrong, you're actually right now, but your motives get a little sketchy when you can use the same player for your arguments on both the "lost it" and "can't replace him" sides.
But sure I'll bite.
Wins Above Replacement ... so I'd assume a team of exactly zero WAR players would be pretty terrible. Giordano was a big step forward in having a positive WAR league wide and will be tough to replace.
But you need a dozen good players to be an above average team. Calgary lost one.