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Originally Posted by Hackey
I think this years team looks and will be worse. A lot went right last year and we didn't really have the struggles many expected but still finished 27th. I just don't see us having all the positives from last year and some. Teams will be a lot more prepared when facing the Flames this year. Hiller is the biggest question mark for me. If he can play great we might be slightly improved. If not I expect a bottom 3 in the standings.
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I would say more things went wrong for the flames last year than went right. The flames lost way more games that they deserved to win compared to the number of games they won but deserved to lose.
Plus the biggest weakness the flames had last year was goaltending during the first half of the season as both goalies were adjusting to the NHL game. And Berra let a lot of leads slip away. The flames tied a record for the most one-goal games in a season... And since they finished 27th overall last year... That means they were on the losing end of lots of games that could have easily gone either way.
And the record with gio in the line up speaks for itself... so losing giordano to injury for so long was a major blow. I know all teams have to deal with injuries but it's more rare to lose your very best player who is having a break-out season to such a long term injury. It does happen for sure but that has to count as something going very wrong for the flames.
The things that went right were young players developing their game... And that's what is supposed to happen in well-run organizations and should continue to happen this season. Backlund, colborne, Byron, Monahan, Brodie... They all took a step in their development and I expect them to keep doing it. There are lots of kids knocking on the door to make the flames so these guys know they have to keep getting better if they want to keep their spot.