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Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour
I'm seeing (on NHL.com) the Flames at 2.68 goals per game (220 GF). Which, with 236 GA, still supports the point you're making. My feeling is veteran erosion will be outpaced by growth within the younger ranks this year. I would wager an improvement in both GF and GA. Not an assessment of analytics, just a prediction. And I don't buy the perception of a low end roster. Sure, the Flames don't have the big gun, but I look at their roster and see one much more balanced than most teams. And they know it. That's why they buy into the need to win as a team.
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The article points out that a third line of Farabee-Frost-Sharangovich rates as stronger than most third lines in the league. But all three saw big drops in production last season, and will need to bounce back to their 23-24 numbers for the Flames to reach the higher end of the projection’s points range.