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Originally Posted by toquester
I don't think they would have to be all-stars, but if one was able to match Camalleri's contribution, and the other two were very good, this Flames team could be much better than last years.
You can't forget just how close they were to several more wins last year, even with a horrendous number of injuries, rookie goaltenders and placing a lot of responsibility on their prize rookie center.
Just a normal year for injuries, some stability in goal, growth from players like Monahan and better years from players like Glencross, additions like Mason and the ongoing excellence of Hartley's coaching, should make a huge difference. If they find amongst those rookies a replacement for Cammalleri, and this team should be head and shoulders above last years team.
Not to say all of these elements will occur, but there are some impressive building blocks in place already, and you can't ask for more than that.
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Your kind of assuming everything goes right which is never does. You point out all these things that could go right but fail to mention the things that could wrong. It will likely be a combination of both. If a couple more go right we could be slightly better. If a couple more go wrong we could be slightly worse. I don't think we should expect a significant change in either direction. In my opinion a lot went right last year and we were still 27th. Bottom 5 is likely where the team will be.