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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
I have some serious doubts about this Flames team coming anywhere close to replicating what they did last season. They had a couple excellent months of hockey where they were legitimately dangerous on every shift, then played extremely average hockey, then just plain bad hockey. Couple this with a lot of players having career years last year it's going to be very very hard for the Flames to replicate that kind of production.
I hope it's a playoff team but I doubt this team goes anywhere past the first round. That playoff performance was embarrassing and has still left a sour taste in my mouth.
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The West in general had a pretty big 'decline' overall last season. Luckily the Flames were able to take advantage of that.
While I think it will be tough to replicate a 1st place finish, they are very much a division contender and should be for years to come. However I do think the West in general has improved, so it will be a lot tougher.