At first quarter: player projected stats

[FBI]

Gaudreau: 32G, 61A = 93Pts, +53
Lindholm: 32G, 50A = 82Pts, +68
Tkachuk: 39G, 32A = 71Pts, +43
Mangiapane: 57G, 11A = 68Pts, +18
Kylington: 11G, 39A = 50Pts, +36
Andersson: 0G, 39A = 39Pts, +50
Monahan: 7G, 29A = 36Pts, -21
Dube: 7G, 25A = 32Pts, +0
Lucic: 25G, 7A = 32Pts, -7
Backlund: 14G, 18A = 32Pts, +11
Hanifin: 4G, 29A = 32Pts, +43
Tanev: 4G, 18A = 22Pts, +21
Coleman: 11G, 11A = 22Pts, +25
Gudbranson: 0G, 18A = 18Pts, +7
Lewis: 7G, 7A = 14Pts, +4
Zadorov: 7G, 7A = 14Pts, +7
Richardson: 7G, 4A = 11Pts, +4
Pitlick: 0G, 7A = 7Pts, -4

[CroFlames]

Lindy should start getting some leaque wide recognition. He does everything right, plays all situations AND is on pace for 82 pts and +68.

That's Bergeron territory right there.

[Esoteric]

I would absolutely love to see Lucic hit 25 goals this year, while James Neal is barely an NHLer at this point in his career.

[1qqaaz]

If those plus minus projections hold up, this is going to be a crazy fun year

[iloveicedhockey]

Looking forward to mangiapane hitting that 50 goal mark.

[Flames0910]

Can we get a projected goals against for the top line? Is it still 4?

And how does that compare to league history? Being good at scoring goals is one thing but also being elite at keeping them out? How many top lines are that good at both?

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

I could see Backlund going on a bit of a tear and winding up in the high 40's for points.

Also I can't see Coleman staying in this dry spell forever. Those two guys spend way too much time in the opposing end to end up with those projected points.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Flames0910

Can we get a projected goals against for the top line? Is it still 4?

And how does that compare to league history? Being good at scoring goals is one thing but also being elite at keeping them out? How many top lines are that good at both?

That stat has to be the most ridiculous for the Flames since Kipper put up a 1.69GAA back in 2004.

Like is that record breaking?

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Flames0910

Can we get a projected goals against for the top line? Is it still 4?

And how does that compare to league history? Being good at scoring goals is one thing but also being elite at keeping them out? How many top lines are that good at both?

And the goal against that line was Markstrum throwing it up the middle to Lindholm who fumbled the pass for an empty net goal. Not exactly a defensive break down

[neo45]

The bounce back of Rasmus is so important

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

And the goal against that line was Markstrum throwing it up the middle to Lindholm who fumbled the pass for an empty net goal. Not exactly a defensive break down

is that still the only one?

[bax]

Maybe a bit off topic, but I know there was a lot of discussion in the off season comparing the Flyers to the Flames. Two underachieving teams.

Flames decided to stay the course and the Flyers made some pretty significant changes. Some posters here and media members alike were praising the Flyers for changing up the room and making some tough decisions.

Out:
Myers
Patrick
Ghostisbehere
Hagg
Voracek
1st round pick
2nd round pick
2nd round pick
7th round pick

In:
Ellis
Ristolainen
Atkinson

Flyers currently sit 8-9-4 on the season and a lot of their wins are coming from Carter Hart playing like an elite goalie again. Pretty ironic considering their only real issue last season was getting league worst netminding.

0-6-1 in their last 7 and currently hold the 30th spot for expected goals rate. To be fair Ellis has been injured for a large part of the year, but their season is solely slipping away. It’s still early, but the returns aren’t looking good for them so far.

[FanIn80]

Sportsnet Headline: Flames' top D Andersson on pace for 0 goals in 21-22 season


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[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

is that still the only one?

Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk were also on the ice for thr Kyle Connor gwg against the Jets, along with Hanifin and Andersson

[Jiri Hrdina]

Eat Bread's stat line is just weird. Good. But weird.

[mikephoen]

Originally Posted by bax

Maybe a bit off topic, but I know there was a lot of discussion in the off season comparing the Flyers to the Flames. Two underachieving teams.

Flames decided to stay the course and the Flyers made some pretty significant changes. Some posters here and media members alike were praising the Flyers for changing up the room and making some tough decisions.

Out:
Myers
Patrick
Ghostisbehere
Hagg
Voracek
1st round pick
2nd round pick
2nd round pick
7th round pick

In:
Ellis
Ristolainen
Atkinson

Flyers currently sit 8-9-4 on the season and a lot of their wins are coming from Carter Hart playing like an elite goalie again. Pretty ironic considering their only real issue last season was getting league worst netminding.

0-6-1 in their last 7 and currently hold the 30th spot for expected goals rate. To be fair Ellis has been injured for a large part of the year, but their season is solely slipping away. It’s still early, but the returns aren’t looking good for them so far.

I mostly remember people here roasting the Flyers for the Ristolainen and Ghostisbehere trades. I don't remember a lot of praise. I remember people saying 'See, if you want change this is what you get!". And then other people saying, you can make changes without making horrible changes.

Back to on topic, lots of positives in those Flames projections and only a few negatives. Likely a bunch of stuff will average out over the rest of the season. It would be especially nice to see Coleman's totals get bettter.

[Roof-Daddy]

Good lord they'll never be able to fit Gaudreau, Tkachuk and Mangiapane in under the cap.

Good problem to have though. Way better than the usual alternative.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Good lord they'll never be able to fit Gaudreau, Tkachuk and Mangiapane in under the cap.

Don't forget Kylli is in for a big raise too.

[FBI]

Kylington’s stat line 11+39 actually feels kind of doable this year..

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by FBI

Kylington’s stat line 11+39 actually feels kind of doable this year..

I think most of them are doable for this year.
Mangiapane's point totals will likely even out in terms of goal to assist ratio, at least a bit.

Gubranson might slow down offensively. Same goes for Lucic and Hanafin. But I doubt it'll be anything major.

Wouldn't be surprised if Monahan and/or Coleman pick it up.
Same goes for Backlund.