We’ll begin this year’s team forecast with something a little different from last year’s Flames series (links for part one, two and three).
This year we’re going to start by looking at two Pacific Division rivals before we get to the Flames, particularly two teams the Flames may well end up battling to try and secure a playoff position in addition to being old and bitter rivals.
We’ll begin with an objective review of the Canucks to see where they might land this coming season.
For those new to this series my method is this: Using at least three seasons (improvising when necessary) I extrapolate a number of games played, shooting percentage and points per game adjusted for age, deployment, strength of team and development curve of player.