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SmugTkachuk

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Forum: Armchair-GM14 janv. 2021 à 14 h 25
Forum: NHL13 janv. 2021 à 17 h 53
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Winnipeg is such a tough matchup that they will win a bunch of 2-1 games all year and sneak into that last spot
Edmonton and Calgary are interchangeable I think, Edmonton will win a lot of 6-5 games but they can't outscore their problem in the playoffs
Vancouver will push but I just don't think they have the pieces
Montreal/Winnipeg will be close but I think Winnipeg wins more games in a 56 game season, especially in a division they matchup well in
Ottawa will be sneaky, don't count on them being in last

Flames D is much improved, Andersson has taken another step and is quarterbacking PP1, Valimaki has played 20 pro games already this year and looked head and shoulder better in camp than most guys, Tanev replaces Hamonic, that's an upgrade, Valimaki/Nesterov replace Forbort/Gustafsson that's an upgrade, Andersson replaces Brodie, hopefully that proves to be an upgrade.

Flames forwards don't look that different but the way they're deployed should look much different, if a line of Mangiapane, Lindholm and Tkachuk can take some hard minutes away from Gaudreau and Monahan then that should create a true scoring line with Gaudreau Monahan and Leivo. Backlund is Backlund but will likely play with Dube which has been great for any young guy coming up. The depth also looks much improved with Simon, Nordstrom, Ryan, Robinson rotating in and out of the line up. I really like Calgary's center depth if Lindholm works out, Monahan, Lindholm, Backlund, Bennett and Ryan should be able to drive play all year.

Markstrom is sick and I could not be more excited to have a goalie in Calgary as steady as he is. That being said I think that expectations need to be tempered, with how porous Vancouver was last year he had to stand on his head which is why he became so highly regarded, with the amount of shots he faced it would be tough to recreate that production. I think he gets a steadier D core in front of him and overall better team D which will get him similar numbers to last year it just won't be as flashy.

Looking forward to having hockey back! Enjoy everyone!