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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Ahh, CSW, a lot of Canuck fans thought the same when they ran to the finals a few years ago. But guys will struggle. Guys will have less puck luck. Guys will see roles change. Guys age (Gio will be 32 at the start of next year). Guys will get hurt. Assuming everyone on career years stays flat as your worst case scenario is a recipe for disappointment. Some players will step back. That is inevitable. We just need more players to step forward.
The key players to me are Monahan and Gaudreau. If we can count on 50 goals between those two year over year, we are laughing.
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Fair, but two teams in very different lifecycle stages that you are comparing. Even our vets aren't that old, and how many of them are having career years? I don't think many.
I'm worried about Gio regressing due to his injury, or else I agree, fair to say he might not have a Norris trophy year again, but he's still be solid. But otherwise, all our key performers (really) are young and should progress, versus a Canucks team that really was in the peak of their lifecycle.
But I agree, keep expectations low and you can't be disappointed, but I'm not really seeing the same risk with this years Flames.