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Originally Posted by djsFlames
13-18 seems like a realistic ballpark IMO and puts them in that cusp of playoffs which seems on par for this team.
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I think this is being overly optimistic, especially with Darryl Sutter as the head coach.
In 14/15 the LA Kings were 26th in GF/GP
In 13/14 the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup while being 27th in GF/GP.
In 12/13 the LA Kings were 27th in GF/GP
In 11/12 the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup while being 28th in GF/GP.
Those teams were significantly more talented than this Flames team and they still scored at close to the bottom of the league.
I'd bet that with our talent level and Sutter behind the bench, we're a bottom-5 team offensively.
In 11/12 the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup while being 3rd in GA/GP
In 12/13 the LA Kings were 3rd in GA/GP
In 13/14 the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup while being 3rd in GA/GP
in 14/15 the LA Kings were 6th in GA/GP.
This is Darryl Sutter hockey. Do we have the goalie/the defenders/the centres to be the 3rd best defensive team in the league? Right now I'd say absolutely not...but we'll see how the season plays out.