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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Mehhhhh.
"Strongest" is a strong word.
A lot of those guys produced out of their minds this past season. Reminiscent of the Flames forwards in 19-20. People were saying the same thing about our crop after that year but they fell back to earth a bit. Which most here were anticipating.
I dont think that train keeps chugging well into next year, but that top six is adequate and can compete.
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Which of these guys produced "out of their minds"? Miller is the only one who would be considered an "outlier" season. Pettersson scored at a slightly higher rater than last year and will likely break out from there. Boeser was down in goals but up every where else, so more likely he will return to his goal scoring form than he will stop playing well. Horvat has gotten progressively better each season. Pearson and Toffoli are just good secondary scoring pieces who tend to be streaky but contribute in other ways when not scoring.
Canucks were the second highest scoring team in the Western Conference. I don't really expect that to change overnight.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
4th? based on what?
1) Vegas
Second and third are debatable. You think the Canucks obviously, I disagree. They lack depth. the Flames are deeper.
After those 3, who else is there?
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Not sure how you'd come to the conclusion the Flames are deeper. The team has no first line center and the bottom six is on par with the Canucks. Flames lack the depth of the Knights. The top end talent of the Oilers and the while the Canucks aren't as deep as the Knights and their top end talent isn't as lethal as the Oilers, they still have more of both than the Flames. atleast when it comes to scoring.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
You've gone full homer after a good playoff run that was largely due to goaltending.
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Good goaltending, and timely scoring. All that scoring being done by the same top six that we're talking about.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Boeser has really slid since his rookie year.
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Has he? Every number shows that he's a much better player now than he was in his rookie year. The only number that hasn't gone up is goals, but really he doesn't have to score alone now. He still has an amazing shot, he just has to get the confidence he had in it pre-wrist and back injury.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Pearson is middling - a fine player, but nothing to get excited about.
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Who said I am overly excited about him? He'll sniff around 20 goals/50 points while being a solid contributor both offensively and defensively. He's a solid second line winger.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Toffoli is a fine addition, but if you think you're going to get what you saw in the playoffs for 82 games, you are going to be disappointed (and all that assumes that the Nucks manage to sign him).
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Again, I don't expect Toffoli to come in and be the PPG player he was for the Canucks. But I do expect 25/50 much the same as Pearson/
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Then there's Miller. Good luck on PPG - maybe Pettersson can drag him to that, but I doubt it.
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Again, nothing Miller did this past year saw him doing anything out of the norm for himself. He just got to do it with an elite center and first unit PP time. I see no reason he cannot do it again. I am not expecting 100 points. But between 75 and 85 isn't that far out of line for an 82 game season.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Great 2 centers, pretty average wingers. Not 'one of the strongest sets in the Western Conference' IMO.
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I'd love to know which top 6 units are better. Knights. Avalanche. But from a pure production stand point, there aren't many.