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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
I'm not disagreeing with the goaltending being our biggest issue and main reason for points dropped.
I'm disagreeing that every other team doesn't also have a reason for their points dropped.
Vancouver wouldn't be Vancouver "if they had better defence".
Edmonton can say "add 8-10 points if Kane wasn't injured".
There's no alternate universe where the Flames get their extra points to jump up your fictional standings and no one else gets to do the same.
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I'm saying its a fine line for the coach...if the goalie plays how he's supposed to and not like the worst starter the Flames have had in 2 decades he still looks like a hero.
"if they had better defense" is far different than if the goalie who was second in vezina voting last season wasn't suddenly replacement level.
Flames absolutely dominated games and lost when they would of won with AVERAGE goaltending. Its not some crazy stretch.