Prior to the all star break these were the dominant CP discussions;
- The team's pace to eclipse the 1989 team's 117 points. Now it appears they aren't even going to break 110 points.
- Gaudreau in the Hart trophy discussion. He's now on pace to finish outside the NHL top 10 scoring.
- Monahan on pace for 45 goals. Still sitting at 31 goals which he's achieved a few times already in his career. Highly unlikely to get even 33 goals.
- Lindholm on pace for 90+ points. Unlikely to break 80 points.
The team hasn't only hit the wall, they have fallen off a cliff. Right now the only reason they are going to make the playoffs is because of the points they banked during the first 2/3 of the season as they are limping in the playoffs playing as poorly as any team that will make the dance.
There was an Athletic article on how a team is playing going into the playoffs matters. Well it's not a perfect indication of playoff success or disappointment it does appear that teams that play better down the stretch have a considerably higher chance of playoff success than teams that banked a lot of points in the first half of the season.
https://theathletic.com/881096/2019/...he-postseason/
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In that sense, playing well down the stretch — specifically a team’s process at 5-on-5 — mattered more than its full-season play.
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The playoffs is a new season so the Flames will get a fresh start but history is not on their side here especially when you factor the past failures of this organization with home ice advantage in the playoffs.