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Originally Posted by Drunk Uncle
Below are the xGF% of forward lines over 20min that have played for the Flames this year.
Mangiapane-Backlund-Lewis - 20.6min 73.3%
Huberdeau-Backlund-Lewis - 24.3min 69.2%
Huberdeau-Lindholm-Toffoli - 87min 58.7%
Lucic-Lindholm-Toffoli - 22.3min 56.3%
Ruzicka-Lindholm-Toffoli – 84.4min 55.8%
Coleman-Backlund-Lewis - 83.5min 54.1%
Huberdeau-Backlund-Coleman - 54.9min 53.3%
Coleman-Dube-Ritchie - 21min 52.6%
Mangiapane-Kadri-Dube - 131.8min 47.8%
Lucic-Rooney-Ritchie – 81.3min 43.7%
Coleman-Kadri-Dube – 20.7min 41.7%
Lucic-Kadri-Mangiapane – 21.1min 29.2%
Mangiapane-Kadri-Huberdeau – 22.2min 26.7%
If you pull that apart further the xGA/60 for Kadri's lines is atrocious and every line he has centered has been below 50% xGF. I think it's a mix of Kadri adjusting defensively to Sutter's system and a lack of good defensive wingers on his line. To me getting a Kadri line above 50% is critical. I'd probably try the below:
Ruzicka-Lindholm-Toffoli
Huberdeau-Kadri-Lewis
Coleman-Backlund-Mangiapane
Lucic-Dube-Ritchie
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Putting Huberdeau with Lewis is a freaking crime against hockey.