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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Nice post.
The Flames will not be as high in the standing with "Kevin" in their top 4 d-men... I think the Kevin love is because we were so impressed by having a young cheap d-man be that much better than Wotherspoon and Kulak.
But that should not be a problem Wideman will likely have a much better year than expected. Engelland also will do better than expected.... The last 16 games or so when Jokipakka was so impressive... Engelland was getting more ice time.
Oilers scare me a significant amount on paper.... to me they never looked as good before....
With Maroon and Lucic in the line-up playing 16-17 Minute/game gives them freak of nature presence every second shift.
The Flames are rightfully excited about having Brouwer.... Brouwer is good and big and tough but not at all in the freak of nature category.
They also added a legit top pairing defense that they didn't have last year and their team finished 3-4 wins behind Calgary.
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Kevin looked pretty good but it was a small sample size - you're right to be skeptical or at least reserve judgement. I'm also concerned about the Oilers. Their defence is this but they're looking pretty solid up front, and a full second of McDavid....