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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Agreed. But Calgary is not as bad as SJ and Chicago were last year.
They are definitely a tier above that and its no certainty they will finish bottom 10.
I think this season's fortunes depend on 2 things:
(1) Whether Andersson gets traded this year; and
(2) Whether the goaltending can stay at the existing level, or close to it.
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I'd add whether or not they can continue to out work the opposition.
The NHL ramps up every quarter, and that might prove quite the challenge to a team that doesn't score a lot of goals.