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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I mentioned it earlier, but this past season, Mangiapane had 17 goals with a 9% shooting percentage. The season before, he had 35 goals with an 18%, and the season before 18 goals (56 games) with a 19% shooting percentage. He wasn't the only one last season who saw a drastic drop in their career normal shooting percentage, but it was probably the most drastic. If he can even get that up part way to his career norm, say 14%, he is probably good for 25 goals again.
For Huberdeau, the Flames have to try to copy what Florida did. Give him sheltered 5-on-5 minutes with good fore checkers that can keep him in the offensive zone as much as possible, and load him up with powerplay time. The problem is that the Flames are going need a top line forward for the 1st line so that other teams want to match their best defensive players against that line and not against Huberdeau's line. Florida had this figured out and it worked well for them.
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People always say this but Barkov was constantly hurt...Huberdeau did just fine matched up against top players too
play him like any normal coach would...in his proper position with other good players and with lots of ice time