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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I can agree with most of this, but the notion that scoring is a serious problem is fairly ridiculous. Most NHL teams have the same issue—Hell in the SCF players like Conor Sheary and Carl Hagelin are taking shifts in the Penguins top six. If the Flames can "solve" the matter by adding another scoring winger, then they will likely be an elite level offensive team. It's a terrific goal, but hardly one of pressing concern in the light of other problems like goaltending, size on defense, and special teams play.
Even if the Flames experience a reduction in scoring as a result of system adaptation and coaching, they will still likely be no worse than an average team offensively. Regardless of what happens, they will still be a team that benefits tremendously from a mobile and talented blueline, and which will manage to score consistently by way of committee.
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It's a mute point because they'll need to address goaltending and the defensive structure of the team far before the offense is a concern. They could have had the number 1 offense last season and still only had a goal differential of +8.
By virtue of an improved defensive structure alone, they should be a drastically improved team. But if through some horrible turn of events they don't address the goaltending situation, then yes I would turn my attention to the forward ranks as they'll need to be a top 5/6 offense in order to make up for the GA and be a playoff competitive group.