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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Agreed, it is something they need to address as they build the team. I think most people were content or at least accepted this season would be a rebuilding year, and so it might not be a pressing issue if trouble in faceoffs leads to a few more losses this season. But the goal is to to build a good team in the future, so it will need to be something they fix.
It will just mean more tilted ice against the Flames, which will also lower the offensive output of the team. It's such a waste to have a faceoff in the offensive zone, and then watch players like Kuzmenko and Huberdeau defend instead of attack because they lose the faceoff. Not that you would want Schwindt or a 4th line center with them all the time, but it would come in handy if you are down and really need faceoff win.
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Yeah, that is an issue, when you have skill players, and they hardly touch the puck. Instead, they are spending energy trying to battle and get it back or dumping it in for line changes.
Also is a big key on special teams. PP doesn't have to chase and spend 30 seconds trying to gain the zone again, and the PK can whip it down and kill time quickly.
21/22 we had a 51.1 FO % good for 11th. 8th place was 51.3% so essentially a top 10 team in faceoffs. We finished 6th overall and 6th overall in goals for.
18/19 #2 team in the league, #2 in goals for and #3 in faceoffs.
Our 2 best seasons and goal scoring seasons. Faceoffs make a huge difference.