Real or Imagined – Forwards Pt.2 (2014)
Doran Libin
2014-12-15
Libin polishes off his ‘real or imagined’ series. Buy, sell or hold? The forwards in the West…
Team dynamics can be as important to judging a player's performance as understanding the statistics he produces. It is not just who a player lines up with but how that player is used. The make-up of a roster or a specific line influences how players are used in terms of role or where they start the majority of their shifts. This is important as starting with the puck in the offensive zone as opposed to the defensive zone makes it easier to generate offensive chances. As for a player's roles it's a lot easier to score when the primary responsibility is not to keep the other team from scoring.
Top Skater Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| RYAN LEONARD |
 WSH | |
| NAZEM KADRI |
 COL | |
| OWEN TIPPETT |
 PHI | |
| ROOPE HINTZ |
 DAL | |
| SAM BENNETT |
 FLA
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Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| JAKUB DOBES |
 MTL | |
| JET GREAVES |
 CBJ | |
| KAREL VEJMELKA |
 UTA | |
| LINUS ULLMARK |
 OTT | |
| JESPER WALLSTEDT |
 MIN
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LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 BUF Players
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|---|---|---|
| 28.1 | TAGE THOMPSON JOSH NORRIS ZACH BENSON | |
| 21.4 | ALEX TUCH RYAN MCLEOD JOSH DOAN | |
| 20.3 | JASON ZUCKER JACK QUINN KONSTA HELENIUS | |
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