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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Here we fn go. Every time a player hits waivers people are clamoring to claim them no matter what. We don't need Derek Ryan. If Kerins continues to play well when Zary comes back we might have to scratch Rooney who is already Derek Ryan.
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Is Ryan old and slow? Sure! Is he a free upgrade on Rooney? Absolutely.
IMO the 4th line has been hurting the team ever since Kirkland went down.
Lomberg - Rooney - Duehr has an xG% of 32.6%, CF% of 35.2%, and are a -5 in 70mins.
We need a better 4th line, and Rooney is the obvious choice for an upgrade.
Lomberg - Rooney - Pelletier had a 0%xG against WPG, with an xGF of 0 and xGA of 0.51.
Our PK is 29th with a 71.3% kill rate. It's down from 9th and 80.8% last year. A lot of that has to do with the Flames often starting the PK without the puck.
Our Faceoffs coincidentally are again 29th at 45.2FOW%, down from 49.6% last year.
Center options:
Zary is out indefinitely.
Kirkland is done for the season.
Morton looks pretty average in the AHL this season.
Bishop is a career AHLer.
Schwindt got claimed by VGK before the season started.
Pospisil could be an option, so can Kerins, and Sharangovich but they have better roles in the top 9 ATM, at least until Zary's back.
So how would you improve our 4th line without spending assets?