I'd say Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Monahan all had off years ... Monahan due to injury. Tkachuk pretty much took Lindholm with him.
Valimaki and Andersson should take some steps ... hard to say how much and how far, but in the right direction.
I think Markstrom will less likely be injured due to facing less 10 bell chances under Sutter, and with is a huge bounce back candidate.
The two biggest issues to me are;
1) Can Calgary finish to the degree required to take advantage of Sutter's play driving system?
2) Can the Flames make up for the loss of Giordano which I highly doubt they will fill through player acquisition?
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