I think this season will depend heavily on how good the Flames are on the powerplay.
They're not likely to outdo last year's team 5 on 5, but have the pieces to play a stronger defensive game, draw penalties, and hopefully execute with the man advantage. I think it will be particularly critical to their playoff success.
A lot will come down to things like chemistry too, but on paper I don't see this team as likely to see much of a drop off from last year in the regular season. What difference there is will probably be more a reflection of the strength of their division rivals next year vs last.
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