[Goriders]

Originally Posted by boogerz

Mostly likely yes. Huska's teams have traditionally underachieved offensively, regardless of the league he's coaching in.

The Flames may not have gamebreaking talent, but they actually do have decent offensive depth. They have player who has put up 40+ assists/season in the NHL for the past decade, another player who has been averaging 61 points per 82 games for the past 12 years, a defensive center that is usually in the top 60 centers for ES production, a couple players that have scored 20+ goals multiple times, and a couple younger players with skill (Frost, Coronato, and Zary).

This is a team that should at least be outscoring the Sharks, Preds, Isles, and Hawks instead of solidly being 32nd in GF. Another 10 goals on the season to-date locks up the last wild card spot for the Flames, but as we've seen in the past few weeks, Huska is forcing the team to play too conservatively once the Flames are ahead by one goal.

The Flames have a few issues but I would say that is their top one. Or one of them. Prevent defence after getting a lead. No matter what point of the game you’re in.