That's pretty lackluster for the '2 1st line and a 2nd line' prediction you had for the team not too long ago.

Was almost going to say pretty reasonable (for you) until I did some math. 256 team goals in ‘21, 328 goals in ‘22?!? Ummm…no

This is based on an 82 game pace. Obviously not everybody will play 82 games so the actual goals for will be lower

Two teams in last 30 years have had eight 20-goal scorers (Detroit in 2005-06, St. Louis in 2021-22).

This is pace over an 82 game season. I don't expect everybody to play 82 games, hence they will likely not actually reach those goal totals

Yeah, I saw that. I just thought it was an interesting stat.

The Blues were great last year. Having their entire top 9 score at least 20 goals was very impressive. Pettersson, Miller, Horvat, Boeser are pretty much guaranteed to get 20+ unless something horrible happens. Garland has a pretty good chance of getting 20 as well. Kuzmenko is a complete wild card so it is very hard to predict how well he will do. He has shown early signs of chemistry with Pettersson which is definitely something to look forward to. I think if they are playing at their max potential, every player in our top 9 is likely capable of scoring 20 goals. Not saying it will happen, but we actually have good forwards for the first time since the prime Sedin era