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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Are they really the 27th worst offensive group in the league? That is to say, was this season's offensive struggles a clear indication of the potential for this group of players? It is basically the same group that was league average in scoring the season before, and in the top ten with basically the same group the season prior to that.
Do you really believe that the Flames scored anywhere near their potential this past season?
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I don't like that argument. Yes, we were the 27th (best) offence last year. Potential doesn't count for anything if it isn't utilized properly (i.e.: bad coaching/system) or if it just isn't actually there (i.e.: Curtis Lazar).
And to that point, If you swap out Joe Colborne's 19 goals that weren't replaced at all, that helps explain the drop from "average" to "awful". But what good, really, did Colborne's goals do for us?