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Originally Posted by Infinit47
We are 21st in goals per game, a whopping 5 goals from being 15th. That's a razor thin edge, and basically has the Flames in the thick of league goal scoring. With the defense that was assembled it's not insane to think their plan was to be average in goal scoring and above average in goals allowed.
All this BS you spew about being all grinders is just that. This team has been drafting (or trying to) draft skill and speed ever since the brutal draft that Burke ran (Hunter Smith anyone). You can say they don't have enough skill, but it's not because they focused on Grinders like the Sutter era, it's because picks like Bennett, Poirier and Klimchuk didn't pan out as expected.
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Do you even realize how few teams who are in the bottom half of the league in goals per game are out of a playoff position? Just look at the list from 18 down, only 2 of those 14 teams are in a playoff spot and they're just barely hanging on by a thread. Goal scoring in this league is the primary objective to winning hockey games and it's the reason why GMs ante up so much for them. It's an arms race and everyone is trying to collect as much talent as they can to gain that extra edge.
I'm also not wrong about the construction of this team. Burke is still in charge of the operations and has hired the scouts and have given them the mandate on what he's looking for. This mandate is the reason why guys like Troy Brouwer was targeted. His edge and truculence was what appealed to the team and now 95% of the fan base hates him.
Watch other top teams and they're loaded with skilled players who can skate, shoot, create their own shots, create plays, dangle and etc whereas we can't even find a single player on this team with a half decent one timer to play on the powerplay. We lack skill up and down our line up and if you can't see that, then I'll leave you with your delusions because I'm not wrong. We're a top 5 team in shots taken and yet we're 21st in goals per game, that should've given you a clue right there.