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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.
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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Huh?
If the Flames best four forwards all had seasons where they were all off their last four seasons, three of them close to 25% down ... then clearly they are more than likely to improve from last season and find a settling spot somewhere between the extremes of the last two seasons.
That's a big bounce back angle ... no idea how you can say "not a lot to bounce back".
It's a team with four of it's key players likely to get improve year over year, a boost in depth, and a boost in net.