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Originally Posted by RyZ
The Flames offence is well above average, as per Haynes they have been the #7 & #5 highest scoring team in the NHL in each of the past 2 season NOT including empty net goals for. Whether that changes under a new coach remains to be seen, but overall the Flames are as good as almost anyone in terms of putting the puck in the net.
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A lot of that offense came at the expense of turnovers and poor defensive play. I would expect the new coaching staff will employ a more responsible defensive strategy as forwards will have to back check and you aren't going to see defensemen take as many risky pinches. I don't expect them to revert to a trap team or anything but we should expect a better rounded team game.