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djsFlames · 01-16-2013, 10:38 PM

I wonder when/if people will stop overrating teams like edmonton and toronto, and severely underrating calgary prior to seasons? Those predictions haven't panned out for 5+ years now... Seeing the Flames being predicted 13-15th in the west by pretty much everyone outside of local fans is straight up ridiculous. The team's been a perennial 9th place team prior to this year, and have since replaced a coaching staff that tbh hindered its best players with one that has proven winners, as well as added a significant amount of skill to the roster. And yet, somehow are going to be substantially worse!?... Oh, and they'll be handily beat out by a team of injury-prone rookies without a proven #1 goaltender or any shutdown-capable D-men... Okay, sure. Some of these fans (/doubters) have got to stop being so redundant and take some notes on these consistently failed predictions. Those days may come, but not nearly this quickly or drastically.

Anyways..I'd guess

Vancouver
Calgary
Ottawa
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal

Those Habs look pretty darn awful. (Although Prust was a great addition) I don't know in what universe they manage to rank in the upper half this year.

01-16-2013, 10:38 PM	#227
djsFlames Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jun 2012 Exp:	I wonder when/if people will stop overrating teams like edmonton and toronto, and severely underrating calgary prior to seasons? Those predictions haven't panned out for 5+ years now... Seeing the Flames being predicted 13-15th in the west by pretty much everyone outside of local fans is straight up ridiculous. The team's been a perennial 9th place team prior to this year, and have since replaced a coaching staff that tbh hindered its best players with one that has proven winners, as well as added a significant amount of skill to the roster. And yet, somehow are going to be substantially worse!?... Oh, and they'll be handily beat out by a team of injury-prone rookies without a proven #1 goaltender or any shutdown-capable D-men... Okay, sure. Some of these fans (/doubters) have got to stop being so redundant and take some notes on these consistently failed predictions. Those days may come, but not nearly this quickly or drastically. Anyways..I'd guess Vancouver Calgary Ottawa Edmonton Winnipeg Toronto Montreal Those Habs look pretty darn awful. (Although Prust was a great addition) I don't know in what universe they manage to rank in the upper half this year.