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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Huberdeau played with Lindholm a little more than 25% of the time. Not a lot, but enough of a sample size to see that it wasn't working. I would give it another shot this season though. New coaches, new strategies, and hopefully a better mindset, so maybe it will work this time.
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I really don't think you can take much from that.
208 out of 1031 of Huberdeau's five on five minutes were spent with Lindholm. That's just 20% of his icetime which came straight out of the gate from training camp and pretty much exclusively with Toffoli on the opposite side. That line was sorely missing a speed component and a reliable transition player through the neutral zone. They also sported an on ice shooting % of just 4.95% which is half their individual averages from the past three years. Additionally Huberdeau had an xGF% of 57% with Lindholm which was actually the highest of any Flames centers on the roster.
I think there are many reasons to believe that they could form an extremely formidable top line.