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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I will try to put a perspective on the situation is that the Flames are in:
289 goals are the 8th highest goals scored by any NHL team since the 1998-99 season.
Only 19 teams over the last 20 years have scored 275 or more goals in a season.
TB has done it in back to back seasons 2017-18 (290), 2018-19 (317) and Ottawa 2005-06 (312) 2006-07 (286) as has Buffalo 2005-06 (276) 2006-07 (298)
The odds are overwhelming against the Flames putting up 275 goals this coming season. Not a lot of scoring numbers are going to go up a significant amount.
Last year the Flames bought low... they signed Hanifin 6x 4.95 2 ufa yrs and Lindholm 6x4.85 4 UFA years.
Had Lindholm signed a 3 yr rather than a 2 year RFA contact with Carolina would have last season moved him into a 8x8?
Signing Tkachuk to a 8+ x 8 yrs has a good chance of the Flames buying high.
EW hockey has the 2 year contract estimates a 5.37
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Why do the Flames need to score +275 goals this season? You yourself noted that it is an especially rare accomplishment—I don't see why it would make-or-break the Flames given that almost every NHL team fails to hit that number every year.
What am I missing?