Our major problem last year was scoring especially from our defence. Canucks scored 225 goals 26th in the league. Our defense combined for 135 points.
The 3 playoff teams defences in our division scored...Calgary 198...SJ 221...and Vegas 162.
The significant changes from last year are.....Guddy, Hutton, and Pouliot out. With their combined 40 points.
Myers, Benn, and Hughes are the main additions. They should easily be able to get those 40 points. In fact these 3 should be about to double that.
With better health for Edler and Tanev. No reason the defence can't give us 50 more points, from 135-185.
Offence, major changes are Miller and Ferland in. Granlund and probably LE out, with their 51 total points. Hopefully Miller and Ferland can total closer to 90.
Along with most of the forwards still improving with age. 90 more points, 50 from the defence, 40 from forwards. this season is not crazy. That would be about 35 goals. Moving from 225-260 goes from 26th to 10th.
That takes the teams goal differential from -29 to +6
We gave up 254 goals. 20th in the league. Myers and Benn should help there, along with more games from Edler and Tanev. Giving up just 15 less goals the team goes from 20th to 14th. With a goal differential of +21. That would put us 14th in the league and certainly in the playoff mix.