I'm going to say no. IMO it's going to be between the Oilers and Flames for the last spot and feel once Kane comes back that may be the tipping point as they can outscore their goaltending and defensive issues better than the Flames. I just don't think the Flames are getting the goaltending they need on a nightly basis. We all knew that there would be a period of time where the new players would take to get acquainted to a new team and style of play, and that goals may be harder to come by compared to last season, but I think few could have predicted that the goaltending would go back to the days of Smith/Rittich bad. A team SV% of .899% simply isn't going to get it done for an offensively challenged team.
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