Triumph
- Oil are in the playoff race in the last 30 days of the schedule
- Yak and Schultz take a step up
- The goalie situation works out
- The center position is not exposed
- MacT's moves in the off-season make a definite improvement on the team
- Coaching is solid
Personally, I believe the Oil makes a big move as a contender once a few of the beasts of the West start to falter due to age/injuries (i.e. L.A., Chicago, Anahiem, St. Louis, San Jose). I'm thinking 2016/17 or 2017/2018.
Nightmare
- A rash of injuries to key players
- The center position is exposed all year long
- The goalie situation does not work out
- A repeat of last year - i.e. bottom 5
- Calgary is a much better team
- Calgary tanks and picks up McDavid in the draft (ouch)
- Yak flounders and demands a trade
- More jerseys on the ice (I'm not a fan of this)