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Originally Posted by schteve_d
I'm not an advanced stat guy by any means. In fact I've never even really taken the time to understand most of them. I should one day as they are kind of interesting to me.
Anyway, because of that, I look at the old school stats. Those top five in Winnipeg still worry me a little. Connor and Sheifele at over a PPG last season, Wheeler and Laine close and Ehlers not too far off. Their size has to also be a factor: 6'1", 6'3", 6'5", 6'5". Our closest was Tkachuk (61 in 69) and Johnny at not too far off, similar to Ehlers (58 in 70 vs. 58 in 71). That's a tough shutdown job for Backlund and with the clear edge in goaltending to Winnipeg I can't help but be nervous about this series.
We will need to elevate to win but I'm hopeful.
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I agree with this. I look at Winnipeg's top line and I can see them taking over the series the same way the Avs top line did last year. I think we have better depth overall, but I don't think the Flames have the high end talent to respond if Scheifele/Connor go into god mode like McKinnon did last year. Between that and Hellebuyck, I'm very worried about this series.