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Old 09-12-2019, 02:42 PM   #30
Enoch Root
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I don't see a big slide for the Flames this year. Unless the Tkachuk situation completely falls apart (which I doubt).

I expect Monahan and Gaudreau to come back hungrier than ever.

I expect Bennett, Mangiapane, Dube, Jankowski, Andersson and Kylington to be better than last year. Possibly Hanifin as well. I think Lucic will be more useful than Neal was.

I expect Backlund, Tkachuk, Ryan, Brodie, and Hamonic to be about the same.

Giordano and Lindholm will be hard pressed to match last season, but even if they don't, I don't see some huge drop off.

I expect the goaltending to be better than last year.

Intangibles, like injuries, momentum from a good start, etc. probably aren't as fortunate as last year.

All told, I see maybe a marginal step back, simply because last year was so good. But I expect them to be over 100 points, so 107 doesn't seem all that unattainable.
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