Continuing on with our standing projections, we have the Calgary Flames at
#23.
Calgary is likely for a regression this season, unfortunately.
They finished 15th in the NHL last season, but that was with 14 'loser-points' and a goaltender that put up a .910 SV% behind a meh defense in a league where the average SV% is an .899 — I love Wolf, but don't think he can replicate the same results behind what is essentially the same team next season.
Calgary's offense leaves much to be desired, even pieces like Kadri & Coronato who are good players will be playing roles far above what they are as players. It's not a bad offensive core on paper, but not a good one either, and they were statistically one of the worst offensive cores in the league last season.
Defensively, I like Bahl, Andersson, & Weegar, and Parekh could be a mini-Hutson this season (less offensive production but same style player). It's not exactly a star-studded defensive squad, but could get the job done.
And as I said,...