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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
I'll go through the line up with rough estimates based on their previous years production and age.
Forwards:
Gaudreau - 23
Lindholm - 28
Tkachuk - 25
Monahan - 20
Mangiapane - 28
Dube - 13
Backlund - 16
Coleman - 20
Lewis - 5
Lucic - 10
Pitlick - 8
Ritchie - 4
Gawdin - 3
Defence:
Andersson - 6
Hanifin - 5
Zadorov - 4
Tanev - 2
Kylington - 2
Gudbranson - 1
Stone - 2
Valimaki - 3
That's 228 goals, that's about 2.78 a game. Which is basically right in line with how many goals the Flames scored last year 156 goals over 56 games (2.79 goals/game).
Obviously some guys might out perform those numbers, like Coleman, Dube and maybe Tkachuk. But there will no doubt be injuries along the way.
However I see a team that will average less than 3 goals a game and likely finish 16-18th in the league standings.
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Those look about right. I'd say a little less for Mangiapane and a little more for Dube.
It is going to be a huge year for the devourer of bread.