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FlamesNation mailbag: fourth line woes

The Calgary Flames have completed four games and they’re 2-1-1. They’ve gotten some nice contributions from much of their line-up. But our mailbag respondents are a bit focused on an area that hasn’t quite been great: the fourth line.

Let’s dive in!

At what point does Lucic get demoted to the pressbox? It’s gotta be soon, right?

— Jacques Sampson (@jacques_sampson) January 25, 2021

So, uh, Milan Lucic hasn’t been great to start the season. He’s been out-shot 25-8 (24.2%) at five on five. He’s one of four forwards with an expected goals percentage below 50%, too.