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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Wow, 70? That's a bit optimistic IMO. I can definitely see 55 points, and Frost tightening things up defensively. Which would be a huge improvement in my book. That said, If the Flames manage to get a better puck carrier than Frost for PP1 I could see him being used on PP2, and only putting up 40.
I have some questions regarding Rossi myself, mainly because of the Kaprizov boost. This year Eriksson Ek was injured for a good portion of the season, so Rossi got a lot more time with Kaprizov. That said he produced similar results, but worse analytics playing with Zuccarello and Boldy:
Zuccarello - Rossi - Boldy 293mins(22.6% toi), 18GF, 12GA, +6, 48.5%xG, 48.0%CF Zuccarello - Rossi - Kaprizov 286mins(22.0% toi), 17GF, 12GA, +5, 53.0%xG, 51.1%CF ---Playoffs(4th line) are a bit of a concern as well
Trenin-Rossi-Brazeau 29mins(45.9% toi), 2GF, 1GA, +1, 22.7%xG, 34.6%CF |
Rossi and Boldy also had good number away from both Zuc and Kap. Rossi had good numbers away from Boldy, Zuc and Kap.
You could make a case that there was a Kap bump, but the weak link at this point in his career is Zuc.
Playoffs are a small sample size and Tkachuk was a guy that sucked in the playoffs here, goes to Florida and figures it out. He's 23, lots of 23-year-olds struggle in the playoffs.