ChaoticOrange
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Fondly remembering when Ty Rattie led the NHL in preseason scoring
Calgary Flames quietly leading the NHL in preseason standings
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Jared Dunn
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I think they are arguably the worst roster in the league lol but by all means as a Habs fan please make a hard push for a wild card spot
RogerRogerr
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Calgary should hang a President's Choice banner in the rafter after finishing with the most points in the preseason.
Ianturnedbull
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I'm going to accept the lighter side of this thread.
Let's just check in after 20 games. If CGY can surprise people, then I'm all for it.
As of now I can't even figure who their starting goalie will be this season. Vladar?
Let's just check in after 20 games. If CGY can surprise people, then I'm all for it.
As of now I can't even figure who their starting goalie will be this season. Vladar?
I mean there shouldn't be any surprises. This team has 80 points written all over them.
Defense is going to get blown out the first 10 or so games. Wolf is going to have some down stretches. Powerplay will go cold. Goals will be streaky. They'll look pretty good by january, get a 3 or 4 game win streak and then they'll trade 2 or 3 guys and have another month or so of re-orientation. Start bringing up all the young kids at the end of the year and have some fun losing hockey.
Set a watch to it.
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Figgy44
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We are going to get stomped on this season. But it's encouraging that we aren't going to roll over while being bullied.
I'd like for circumstance to allow us to have a hard working team that ends up adding a high pick to that hard working team. I don't want a team to basically cut corners and then there's core rot that has to be purged prior to injecting additional talent onto the roster.
I'd like for circumstance to allow us to have a hard working team that ends up adding a high pick to that hard working team. I don't want a team to basically cut corners and then there's core rot that has to be purged prior to injecting additional talent onto the roster.
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Or they can save money and hang a yellow generic banner that reads Banner.
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I predict they will battle for a wild card and then in the final weeks fall off and finish with the 10OA pick to rip my heart out like Panthers did a couple of years ago when the Pens shit the bed and let them into the playoffs to go on their Cinderella run
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A) They're not B) Pre-season doesn't matter.
Teams who do well in pre-season usually do so because lots of guys who want to make the roster or impress the coaching staff in general play lots of games.
Stars are 5-0 mainly via playing Stankoven and the fringe guys fighting to be 12-14th forward alot who have done most of the scoring.
Teams who do well in pre-season usually do so because lots of guys who want to make the roster or impress the coaching staff in general play lots of games.
Stars are 5-0 mainly via playing Stankoven and the fringe guys fighting to be 12-14th forward alot who have done most of the scoring.
I think it's a toss up between young rookie Dustin Wolf and veteran Daniel Vladar.
I don't know about "worst roster". There's a good chance that Mtl finishes behind Calgary.
ChaoticOrange
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Ditto San Jose and probably Chicago. Calgary's going to be bad, but they're not lottery winning bad.
Realm
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Just a reminder, I know it was the NFL but the year the Lions went 0-16 in the regular season they went 4-0 in the preseason.
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Huberdeau is gonna have a career year carrying this team to a WCF loss against the eventual SC champs, the Vegas Golden Knights (the Oilers miss the playoffs altogether in this scenario)
Ya, it's pre season so who cares. But I am not sure why people are writing the Flames off as full tank bottom feeders. They have a ton of forward depth, solid D and goaltending. Sure no superstars but they are not going to be easy games for opposing teams. I have them penciled in to compete for a playoff spot.
barry halls
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They had 5 20-goal scorers last year, they’re probably not as bad as people are making them out to be. Zary will likely score 20+ this year. If Huberdeau can bounce back and Wolf plays to his potential they’ll surprise and be in the mix for a wildcard spot.
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brentashton
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Not going to be upset if they are lower but ya, that's what I'd put money on.80
Just checked -143 for under 81.5. That's higher than I would have guessed.
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SmokeyDuck
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The true winner of the pre-season is the team who escapes with no injuries.
Ghost of Murph
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Yeah, while I don't see them making the playoffs, I can see them within striking distance. Hot goalie down the stretch, then maybe they sneak in. If the boys buy in they will be a royal pain to play against. It's an intriguing lineup. Can't wait to see how they do.
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