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Originally Posted by shadowlord
He will likely hit 60 points, but I don't see him getting to 20 goals.
He's currently at 16g 40a 56pts.
At this point, a playoff spot pretty much looks locked up; and I expect Johnny & Mony to be rested for at least one or two games near the end of the season. The Flames have 7 games left, so maybe they play 5-6 games. Unless he gets a hat-trick against COL or LA, he's got to get 4 goals in 5-6 games, which hasn't been his pace.
I saw a table/chart a couple of weeks ago that shows Johnny has contributed (goal or assist) in ~70% of the team's goals. That's far higher than McDavid or anyone else on the list, so I'd prefer our top-players to be well-rested for a long playoff run  . |
I don't foresee much rest this regular season unless the Flames have wrapped up the first wildcard or higher. Despite the little worry and indifference from fans I would imagine all playoff teams will be fighting with everything they have to avoid that last wildcard spot and a date with Chicago.
If the choices come down to resting star players and likely facing Chicago or playing out the season as a full team and facing someone like Edmonton, coaches/GM's will choose the latter.