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Originally Posted by Bingo
The Athletic article isn't unfair at all, and it pretty much meets what I said a few days ago.
The Flames had Wolf and work ethic propel them last year, and they'll need a similar boatload of help this year to do the same.
The numbers in the article suggest veteran skill erosion moving the Flames from 2.20 goals per game to 2.08.
And that a -13 hockey team with a goalie at +25 is really a -38 team which is 27th overall in projections.
It's a very fair assessment unless you are the hands to ears "I know you are but what am I" type.
But can they defy the odds again?
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I think someone made a mistake somewhere, the flames had 2.68 goals per game last year, good for 220 goals according to NHL.com. I’m assuming 2.20 was an error (I don’t have a subscription to NYT) and that’s why the drop off seems so drastic.