2015-16 Flames - Top 5 guys
Giordano: 56 pts in 82 GP
Brodie: 45 pts in 70 GP
Hamilton: 43 pts in 82 GP
Wideman: 19 pts in 51 GP
Russell: 15 pts in 51 GP
2017-18 Flames - Top 5
Giordano: 37 pts in 77 GP
Brodie: 32 pts in 73 GP
Hamilton: 43 pts in 77 GP
Hamonic: 11 pts in 73 GP
Stone: 7 pts in 77 GP
That's a pretty remarkable drop.
It's to be expected that Gio sees a dip in his points total but I don't think he's fallen off of a cliff offensively like his stats suggest. Brodie has been effectively neutered. Hamilton is the only one who's showed some increase his numbers.
Hamonic, depsite being a stay-at-home type is usually good for 20 pts. Injuries while at Arizona might have derailed Stone but he could definitely provide more offensively. Hell he had 6 points in 19 pts when were rolling after the deadline last season.
The point is that we brought GG to provide a more defensively responsible possession system. The issue is that we're still conceding goals at a pretty bad clip and now we can't make up for it because his system doesn't permit our Dmen making stretch passes, joining the rush or making other "high-risk" plays. We have a golden goose of offense that we've just disregarded for the past two seasons, which makes acquiring a top 6 forward more of a priority than it should be.