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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Losing Cammalleri isn't going to be that big of an issue I think. The first half of the season there were quite a number of posts criticizing him for his lack of offence and defence. He was making terrible decisions with the puck, and kept shooting it from areas that had little chance of scoring, and missing the net quite a lot.
He did heat up in the 2nd half, and he did contribute to some wins there, so I definitely wouldn't say the Flames won't feel it. I just bet that the Flames will be around the same level in terms of goal scoring by season's end.
As for where they finish - I am guessing within a couple of spots up or down. There are always 'surprise' teams that plummet, and some exceed expectations. Ottawa is who I have failing this year, though it is only a matter of time for them before their youth really take over and drive that team up - just won't happen this year I would say.
Just looking forward to some exciting hockey by the Flames this year, win or lose. By far the most entertaining basement team by a mile, and I don't think you need homer glasses to think that way.
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The media surprisingly caught on towards the end of the season, I thought the world was ending because the Flames actually got recognition for their efforts.