The Flames won't break all time records without gutting their lineup.
They're underlying stats point to a team playing pretty well but not getting their share of finish nor saves to convert the effort into wins.
Top 5 in shot metrics, which erodes when you look at quality. But solid in goal prevention by team metrics.
The lack of skill certainly plays a role in it.
They've seen a correction from last season where things went better than they probably should have. Soon we should see a correction from everything going wrong early this year.
Not a playoff team.
But also not a 32nd overall team.
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