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Originally Posted by ComixZone
So you'd build a team based around 10 games at the start of a season? If so, well...then I completely understand your point of view. I'd say it's horribly flawed, as that is way too small of a sample size to make any sort of judgement.
The start to this season featured Hudler scoring at above a PPG pace, which seems unlikely to continue. It also featured Monahan shooting 30+%, which again, can't be maintained for a full season.
Also, to assume a team is going to get better simply because players are getting older seems a bit overly optimistic.
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I'd build the team around what I see. I've seen 14 games with the flames competing in every one of them. I've seen as many players steadily increasing their level of play as others that have steadied out. A team without key players in the first 7 games and different key players out in the last 7 games that has still found a way to produce.
Hudler is still above a PPG and Monahan looks to be good for .5 PPG which is great. Russell is looking like the stud I saw in the WJC several years back. Looks like he's acclimatized his game to the NHL and has been very effective in a top 4 role.
Whether you like it or not, these players have been and are continuing to get it done. Everyone is playing quite well which is both making some vets expendable and upping their trade value for future assets.
Lets stop with these downer posts and enjoy our exciting and promising hockey team.