Another issue is that the Flames don't play their stars as much on the powerplay as other teams do. Flames are 9th in Powerplay minutes in the league this year.
Huberdeau FLA 2021-22
G: 5
A: 33 (League Rank 2nd)
P: 38 (3rd)
PP TOI per game: 3:41 (14th)
Kadri COL 2021-22
G: 8
A: 21 (16th)
P: 29 (21st)
PP TOI/G: 3:53 (6th)
Gaudreau CGY 2021-22
G: 6
A: 19 (25th)
P: 25 (42nd)
PP: TOI/G: 2:57 (81st)
Huberdeau CGY 2022-23
G: 3
A: 10 (78th)
P: 13 (110th)
PP TOI/G: 3:07 (96th)
Kadri CGY 2022-23
G: 9
A: 8 (119th)
P: 17 (69th)
PP TOI/G: 3:13 (79th)
It seems like the Flames don't optimize their players. And it's not just this season either, as you can see, Gaudreau went through the same thing and was 42nd in league PP scoring while he was 2nd in overall scoring.
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