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Originally Posted by The Cobra
It does make sense.
But Calgary is running about 45%, or they lose 1 more in 20 than average.
45% is actually quite bad, as the vast majority of teams run between 55% and 45%. It's really only 1-2 extra faceoff wins per game.
You make it sound like they lose every faceoff he's involved in.
So, Huberdeau, when having a faceoff in the offensive zone, would lose less than one faceoff per game more than average. Which is not meaningful.
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Calgary is running 45%. But that line typically has had the most inexperienced centres as well.
Anyway, they are not getting o-zone starts because they are bad at D and are getting caved in. Huberdeau/Zary/Coleman is a decent defensive line. They are getting them because Huberdeau and Zary are better at offence than pretty much any other pairing on the team, unfortunate as that is.