Good write-up Scorpion. I think it is a little optimistic for this group to be 200+ goals from the forward group, mostly because of the weakness on the wing and how reliant they may be on the young guys like Shinkaruk and Tkachuk produce.
Having said that, the Flames don't need all of Shinkaruk, Tkachuk/ Chiasson/Vey/Ferland to break out. If 2 of those 5 hit, this will be an exciting team to watch. Add even a small bump in the powerplay, and Monahan and Gaudreau will have even better numbers than last year.
I just hope GG can have his plan of playing as a 5 man unit work out. So much talent on the D side, that it only makes sense to ditch the stretch pass for the most part and play to the strength of the team.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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