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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Mullen thinks Backlund, Pelletier and Sharangovich aren’t defensive players? Outside of Coleman they are the best defensive forwards on the team. And all can take draws.
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Backlund is our best faceoff guy with a 47.9% on 882 draws.
Yegor is also 47.9% but only on 186 faceoffs.
Pelletier has visited the circle only 4 times and won 25%.
Coleman is an astounding 57.4%, but he's only hit the dots 54 times.
We only have one other player who has taken more 500 faceoffs, and that's Kadri with 780. He's won 45.3% of them.
There are 65 players who have taken at least 500 draws so far this season, and when sorted by winning %, Backlund is ranked 53rd. Kadri is 59th. The cutoff for players with at least a 50.0% is 41st.
So, yes... your statement that "they can all take draws" is true, but when you factor in the statistical evidence, you might as well say my grandmother can take draws too.