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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is basically the same group that has produced top-ten scoring numbers for two straight years. If the Flames are in the draft lottery once again it won't be for lack of scoring.
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They may have been top 10 but that's also driven by huge point totals from the blueline in a bit of a helter-skelter system under Hartley.
5 on 5, aside from top line, there's not a lot of point consistency in that group until Bennett reaches the next step in his development. I would be a lot more comfortable shifting Bouma/Ferland down to the 4th line and adding a top 6 and top 9 winger into the fold to feel good about this group.