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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I am not saying the top line gets back to career numbers. Gaudreau the last 3 years: 84, 99, 58 points. Monahan: 64, 82, 58.
They don't need to get back to their highs (and likely won't). But they were WAY off normal numbers last year, and a rebound of some sort seems pretty reasonable.
Agree to disagree on the defense. They will be better than last year. Probably by a fair margin. Even if Hanifin is what he is (unlikely for a 24 yer old defenseman), he is nonetheless significantly better with Andersson than with Hamonic. That is a fact, and that alone makes him better than last year.
And the 3rd pair, Valimaki-Nestorov, is also an improvement.
As for Giordano and Tanev, they will be used for shut-down and PK. Andersson is being slotted in for the PP. That will allow Gio to do what he does bet.
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Yeah I guess if everything goes right. But that’s what I mean their wheels can fall off too.
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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Obviously i am biased but disagree. Flames have Andersson, Valimaki and Hanifin who are all young and could take big steps and adding Markstrom should help. The Flames have proven when things are good they are a top 2 team in the league and after a season chalked full of all kinds of adversity they still made the playoffs.
Obviously injuries can end any teams hopes but the Flames are one of the deepest teams in the division, have one of the best tandems in the league, and some young players that could take a significant step while having most of their key players in or entering their prime
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I don’t see the depth. Right now your projected 3rd pairing d is a kid who has played like 24 games and a dman who can’t stick for a full season in the NHL.
You guys make fun of other fans when they are this positive about there team.