Once a team hurdles the midway mark of their season, the picture of its ultimate finish loses much of its original haze. Certain patterns have been set and sustained, and, barring subversion, will ring more-or-less true come early April, including point projection trends.
While the picture of Flames’ production was pretty as a portrait last season, this year’s image is a stroke greyer, as most player stats sputter compared to last season. While the quantity of career-high point totals for Flames players was in the double-digits last season, only four players are currently slated to crack such heights for themselves.