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Originally Posted by N26
Because they were the lines on a mediocre team that lost in the 1st round.
I don't see anything in last year's offensive stats, counting and advanced, that are better than middle of the pack.
Explain to me why I should be happy with a return to status quo.
Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm have been mostly below average since the 2019 all star break and not a good #1 line. They are too easily neutralized.
Lucic-Bennett-Dube are a 6-game wonder. They were invisible today.
I think Tkachuk-Backlund-Mangiapane are a good line and were good today but I am a little disappointed that Tkachuk seems to need Backlund so much. I want him to be elite. I want Backlund to need him.
I want a team that isn't less than the sum of it's parts.
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Flames 2019-2020
Prior to line up change:
Averaged
2.60 goals per game, good for 27th rank in NHL GF/GP (look familiar to this season)
Post line up change:
Averaged
4.07 goals per game, good for 2nd rank in NHL GF/GP
My memory on the dates could be a slightly bit off. But basically sometime in the first week of February, the top 6 went right back to what we saw today and this team looked absolutely automatic in scoring. I feel pretty confident in saying the real Flames could be back now if they stay healthy and with Markstrom in net. This regular season though, playoffs could be a different story; but that's for another day.