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Originally Posted by timbit
lol.
Well then, no judgement on the Flames.
Too small a sample of data.
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I think if this were the 80s or 90s, where star forwards played upwards of 27 minutes a night, you would have a pretty valid criticism.
But these days, star players often end up with less minutes than roleplayers.
For instance not including tonight's game (since it isn't up on hockey-reference yet), our best goalscorer Andrew Mangiapane (who is more than a depth player) is averaging 14:40
Trevor Lewis is averaging 13:37
One guy has 9 goals and 2 assists in 13 games
One guy has... 2 assists in 13 games
It's hard to assess what "depth" scoring really is, but it's evident to me that the Flames have not had "depth scoring" since our 4th line was Bennett-Ryan-Ritchie - and we traded Bennett in the midst of that line's scoring run to watch him emerge as, at worst a #1B centre.