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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
If most of that goes right, I think they are solidly 2nd in the division, pushing Vegas for first.
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I rank Vegas and Edmonton ahead. And then a big mess.
Vegas' window though is going to start to shrink. It is an aging roster with not much in the pipeline
Edmonton has an advantage on a daily night with having the best offensive player on the planet who is producing at an unreal rate. So they start every game with that edge. You can win a lot with that.
Though I think there are massive questions on their blueline.
But the Flames are part of a HUGE group if middling teams that need things to break for them to have good years. They are not unique in that regard. Do I wish they took a more patient approach to a proper rebuild such that they build a sustainable competitors? Yes I do.
But they didn't. But looking at the team as it is constructed I don't see them being much different than probably 3/4s of the league.