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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
At the beginning of the season, one of the ''stipulations'' for the Flames making the playoffs was that many players would have to have career seasons for that to even be a possibility. 9 games left and we have a pretty good selection of players who are in fact having career seasons.
I've only included players who have played > 40 games, who are projected to exceed their career highs over the course of an 82 game schedule. I didn't include the goalies as their numbers could possibly fluctuate downwards. 3 rookies are on that list. I included them since they have all had pretty stellar rookie seasons and have been big contributors all season long.
Taking the rookies out of the equation, that is 10 players on the Flames who are on pace to having career seasons. Obviously injuries played a role in determining if they actually reach those projections, but there's no reason to think they wouldn't if they were still healthy.
This really is a season of a lot of things going right for the team. I think it's a lot to ask of lot of the vets to duplicate their numbers next season. But no reason to think young guys like Johnny, Monahan and even Bouma can't increase their totals. |
True things are going right, but losing Gio is and was a huge blow. So not EVERYTHING is going right.
Your point stands though.