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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Yes, he is.
Whether puck possession compensates for the stretch pass or not, the Flames offence—even if it falters—will not fall off a cliff. There is no reason to think even with the implementation of a new system that the same group of players will not be in the top-half of NHL team scoring once again for the third straight season.
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I don't think you can say this so unequivocally. The same group playing in a system that holds everyone more defensively accountable, there's a reasonable understanding that the offensive numbers could fall back. I don't think that's crazy logic whatsoever.