Remember when the Flames opened the Brent Sutter/Jay Bouwmeester era? That team was considered to be a team that would never score goals and they dangerously spent too much money on their backend. They started that tear 25-12-4 if I am not mistaken but the wheels started to fall off in December and completely went off the rails in January which resulted in the first of 5 playoff misses.
That season it seemed like the Flames were playing pond hockey and were rewarded for it. They scored at will especially on the power play but it eventually dried up and they ended bottom 5 in goals for. That team was also badly outshot in the early going so much so I think their advanced stats have to be worse than this years Flames. Unless we have an injury to Gio or Brodie I don't see this years team falling off that badly. They could stumble and miss the playoffs but I think we are looking at drafting 9-16th this year instead of top 5. I am okay with that
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