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Originally Posted by jaikorven
It is rather obvious that any one team could miss due to any number of things, including injuries. However, both ESPN and USA Today released their projections today and have the Flames in a playoff spot, so take that for what you want. The Flames are arguably the most improved team from last year and others did not improve to the same extent or even became worse.
Again this is my opinion and I don't think it very likely that we get a lottery pick. The only caveats would be if Gaudreau doesn't sign or a significant injury, then we could be in some trouble for sure. Honestly, even if these things did happen, I still like our odds of making the playoffs.
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I disagree about the Flames being most improved. I would be saying otherwise if guys like Poirer, Shinkaruk, Jankowski took big steps. We replaced Colborne with Brouwer, lost Hudler and Russell, and gained Elliot. Maybe we gained Tkachuk.
I look at some of the standouts in the Jets camp and like thier chances this year. They will be a beast in a season or two. Also can't ignore the Oilers replacing Hall with Lucic, replacing Ference with Larsson, and adding puljarj and Versteeg