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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I am not saying that there is not a bounce back possibility. There is not a lot to bounce back from and it rests on the Flames best players actually being better than they played last year, specifically Gaudreau, Monahan and Gio.
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Three of the team's top players simultaneously suffering a precipitous drop-off in shooting-percentage and production from their career averages is most definitely a lot to bounce back from.
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Your analysis that Tkachuk had a massive fall off last year sort of supports my analysis. Tkachuk was clearly the Flames best player last season.
Had the other high priced talent played up to expectation Tkachuk could have easily added added 10 pts of 2nd assists... That puts him back up to a ppg.
Neither of us are suggesting that the Flames are locks on home ice playoff team, but it would not be a surprise. Neither was the drop off last season where they were 2 wins away from being a legit home ice team to start the playoffs last year.
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I would say it was surprising that the Flames fell short of a Divisional playoff spot. I expect them to be a top-three team once again this year
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