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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
To me those averages just tell me the difference between elite and average scoring depth is razor thin. Like 5 goals over a season. If we can prevent 5+goals more than the Avs or Vegas, the Flames will be ok.
The D scoring is most definitely a concern though.
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I don't know about you but these averages really add up. The Avs scored 42 more goals than the Flames over a 56 game season(0.84 more goals per game). That adds up to 61.5 more goals over an 82 game season. As for Vegas it's 35 goals(extra 0.625 goals per game). That's quite the gap.
Unless you meant that if we manage to be as elite as these teams defensively, then yeah of course it would make the Flames a much better team. Based on last season the Flames would've needed to reduce their goals against by 28(col)-38(vgk) goals. The Flames would have went from a -5 goal differential to a +28(I averaged the two).
Yeah they would've been more than okay, but that's a huge if! That's 41-56 goals, and you want to add the 5+ more goals. I believe in Sutter as much as the next guy, but cutting goals against by 50-60 goals over one off season, that's some magic right there. Especially if you consider the defense got worse as a whole.