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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Understood, but the offence is non-existent. I think they have 6 combined assists.
The entire D look to have stalled out on offence. You would think something would bounce off something and tip in.
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Parekh, I agree, is the next elite Flames defender, but I don't think how many points the D are scoring in the AHL means anything in November.
The AHL is a development league for young players. The coaches know that Bryz and Poirier can score, but can they play defense? Can they be responsible? They're probably being told to focus only on defence.
It feels like this is the Flames' development strategy for young defenders. Solovyov who's typically been seen as and developed into a steady shutdown defenceman has 3 goals and 8 points in 12 games this year. That could be a fluke, but the coaching staff may feel he's strong enough at defending and ready to take some offensive chances.