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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
He’s played on the same line as Farabee the majority of the time, with different centers being tried out on the line (and one turn as a center himself).
It’s not like he’s working with totally different guys in different positions every game.
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That's fair - he's had 107 / 170 minutes with Farabee.
Looking at center usage though:
Frost + Sharangovich: 51 minutes - 44.3 xGF%
Kadri + Sharangovich: 40 minutes - 50.0 xGF%
Backlund + Sharangovich: 5 minutes - 0.0 xGF%
Kirkland + Sharangovich: 8 minutes - 43.8 xGF%
Sharangovich as Center: 74 minutes - 52.4% xGF%
Which is also a weird trend since it's not just this season - he generally actually has his best advanced stats when not playing with one of our main centers. The only center he really has had chemistry with in his entire time as a Flame is Backlund (55.7% xGF) - but you can say that about everyone and Honzek isn't coming out of that spot (Although I wouldn't hate to see Honzek + Kadri just to see what that looks like more than the 6 minutes we've seen it for this season).
He's also generally looked pretty good with Zary historically the past 3 years
52.8% xGF in 376 minutes with Zary.
It's why I think a sheltered Sharangovich - Kerins/Morton - Zary line could be a move to try to get these guys out of their funks a little bit - while also optimizing the top 9 with guys who are actually playing better right now in Farabee and Klapka.