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Originally Posted by chubeyr1
I predict the Flames make the playoffs this year.
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Ha ha ha...Um, No. Well, if everybody has a career year and Johnny Hockey breaks Selanne's record for goals then... maybe. Last season Hartley got every last ounce of potential out of them and they ended up with a respectable (given their talent) 77 points and were involved in how many one goal games? They are worse this year, at least on paper. I think 75 points is almost a stretch. The only thing that might give them a bit of boost is the fact that Red Light Reto is gone. What a terrible, terrible goalie he was... wow. Sort of surprised Bettman didn't confiscate our 1st for intentionally losing games after starting that turd so much (just kidding... sort of).
As for predictions:
1) Oilers 85 points, 5th in pacific. They start out hot and give the fan base hope over the fist half, securely in a playoff spot in January. Then, reality hits and they lose 15 games in a row only to end the year on a mini hot streak and miss the playoffs by 8 points. They media proclaims they have arrived and will make the playoffs for sure next year citing massive increase in points year over year. This will be nauseating for all flames fans.
2) Canucks 73 points, 6th in pacific. Miller is terrible. Sedins are terrible. Burrows kicks someone in the nuts.
3) Flames 72 points, 7th in pacific 28th in NHL only Buffalo and Carolina are worse. Only Raymond and Gaudreau score 20+. Glencross misses 30 games and Giordano isn't quite the same force but still very good. Brodie takes a huge step forward and gets 45 points. Injuries and lack of depth on the backend ultimately take the team out. Enthusiasm remains high with the fan base after Treliving brings in two more 2nds and a 3rd for the 2015 draft at the deadline.