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Originally Posted by activeStick
I can definitely see the Flames finishing in the bottom 10 with their offensive struggles and it being Wolf's sophomore year. If the Flames don't end up finding a suitable replacement for Andersson's underappreciated minutes, their defensive game will really take a hit. I'm guessing Parekh will make the team next season and I'm also guessing he'll be one of the Flames best defencemen in history down the road, but hoping he'll come in and backfill for a loss of Andersson is setting yourself up for disappointment.
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Maybe I'm overly optimistic but I don't see how the team is worse than last year. Half the offense had career lows. They didn't get lines sorted out until like March. Plenty of internal improvement. Our special teams were horrendous for half the year but made huge improvements along the way. Hell, even Backlund was clearly injured for what seemed like months. End of the year plus worlds he looked great again.
I can't imagine Conroy would lose Andersson and not replace him with anyone. Even if its a drop off, Bahl and Parekh should be improvements to offset the loss.
Who knows if it will translate into wins but the team should be substantially better