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Originally Posted by 868904
If there is one thing that I have learned over the past year, it is that the people running the Panthers know what they are doing.
They knew to cut bait on Huberdeau, they knew Tkachuk had another level.
If they passed on Brunette, Flames should too.
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The Tkachuk had another level theme is interesting...in the regular season technically this is the level he played at for the Flames last year, he just got 3 more minutes of ice time per game.
Regular Season:
5v5:
21/22 CGY: 3.25 P/60
22/23 FLA: 3.1 P/60
5v5 xGF:
21/22 CGY: 71.9%
22/23 FLA: 64.0%
Powerplay:
21/22 CGY: 7.24 P/60
22/23: 6.17 P/60
TOI per GP:
21/22 CGY: 17:53
22/23 FLA: 20:26
So the difference is he is playing 2:30 per game in Florida. He was actually more productive at a per minute basis in Calgary.
In the playoffs it's actually a similar story, expect for Florida having a deadly PP right now and Flames PP struggling last year.
5v5
21/22 CGY: 2.11 P/60
22/23 FLA: 2.23 p/60
5v5 xGF:
21/22 CGY: 57.0%
22/23 FLA: 56.9%
Powerplay
21/22 CGY: 4.45 P/60
22/23 FLA: 8.1 P/60
TOI/GP
21/22 CGY: 17:59
22/23 FLA: 22:42
So he's played a whopping 4:43 more per game in the playoffs this year and gotten much better goaltending while he's been on the ice.
Playoff Save Percentage:
21/22 CGY: .855
22/23 FLA: .947
More icetime and better on ice goaltending (in the playoffs) has helped make it look like Tkachuk has "taken the next step". When really Florida has just trusted their stars to win them the game more than Sutter ever did.
Conroy has already said we need to play our stars more, and honestly that's probably the first step and unfortunately 2 years too late. We make fun of the Oilers for it a lot but I think it's actually the way the NHL is going. Your best players need to be on the ice for 20-22 minutes per game...no more playing them 17-18 minutes per night. I can see trying to keep them around 20 minutes a game in the regular season, but especially in the playoffs you need to have them out closer to the 22 minute mark.