The All-Star Break is over. Teams are hitting the practice ice and preparing for the resumption of regular season hostilities as they trudge towards the trade deadline.
Let’s crack open the mailbag!
2018-19 Flames were 2nd highest scoring team in NHL
2019-20 Flames are the 24th highest scoring team in NHL, with an almost identical roster. It can't JUST be Gaudreau can it? What has structurally changed to the Flames Offensive game?
— kingcambie (@kingcambie) January 26, 2020
Honestly, the blanket answer seems to be that the Flames are playing more on the outside than they were a year ago and are having challenges at getting into the high rent areas for high quality scoring chances.