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cannon7 · 02-14-2013, 10:52 AM

At the beginning of the season I was unconvinced that the Flames had the secoring depth necessary to be competitive. Eleven games in the Flames have been proving me wrong -- and Iginla has been in a support role. I thought that the Flames' fortunes rested heavily on the likes of Backlund and Baertschi, but it turns out the Flames have many offensive weapons.

The biggest surprise to me has been Jiri Hudler, who has without a doubt been our more consistently dangerous offensive weapon thus far this season. I expected a second-line forward and thus far Hudler has been a game changer. He appears to be flourishing under Hartley's system, which is making me think that he was held back in Detroit.

Tanguay has also flourished under Hartley, but that should come as no surprise as he played very well under Hartley in Colorado.

Cervenka, who was the dark horse pickup this season, looked a little shaky to start his NHL career. What a difference eleven games makes! Cervenka now has four points in his last four games (2g, 2a) and last night looked like he could've scored 3-4 goals if not for a postor two.

Wideman has also been an amazing pickup thus far. Taking offer the #1 role from Bouwmeester, he's been without a doubt our best defenceman. Ontop of that, it appears to have taken the pressure of Bouwmeester and he is actually playing better on the second pairing than he has in the past three seasons. It's also hard to overlook Wideman's defensive partner, Brodie, who has played amazingly well and currently has a team-leading +6+/-.

On Pace:

Hudler 51pts
Cammalleri 51pts
Tanguay 48pts
Stempniak 39pts
Wideman 35pts
Iginla 35pts
Glencross 31pts
Cervenka 28pts
Bouwmeester 26pts
Backlund 23pts
Stajan 22pts
Brodie 19pts

Can you imagine where we'd be if Iginla was playing the way we know he can? Teams are already starting to put their shutdown guys on Hudler's line.

02-14-2013, 10:52 AM	#1
cannon7 Needs More Cowbell Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Not Canada, Eh? Exp:	The Flames have scoring depth...and Iggy is only a small part of it. At the beginning of the season I was unconvinced that the Flames had the secoring depth necessary to be competitive. Eleven games in the Flames have been proving me wrong -- and Iginla has been in a support role. I thought that the Flames' fortunes rested heavily on the likes of Backlund and Baertschi, but it turns out the Flames have many offensive weapons. The biggest surprise to me has been Jiri Hudler, who has without a doubt been our more consistently dangerous offensive weapon thus far this season. I expected a second-line forward and thus far Hudler has been a game changer. He appears to be flourishing under Hartley's system, which is making me think that he was held back in Detroit. Tanguay has also flourished under Hartley, but that should come as no surprise as he played very well under Hartley in Colorado. Cervenka, who was the dark horse pickup this season, looked a little shaky to start his NHL career. What a difference eleven games makes! Cervenka now has four points in his last four games (2g, 2a) and last night looked like he could've scored 3-4 goals if not for a postor two. Wideman has also been an amazing pickup thus far. Taking offer the #1 role from Bouwmeester, he's been without a doubt our best defenceman. Ontop of that, it appears to have taken the pressure of Bouwmeester and he is actually playing better on the second pairing than he has in the past three seasons. It's also hard to overlook Wideman's defensive partner, Brodie, who has played amazingly well and currently has a team-leading +6+/-. On Pace: Hudler 51pts Cammalleri 51pts Tanguay 48pts Stempniak 39pts Wideman 35pts Iginla 35pts Glencross 31pts Cervenka 28pts Bouwmeester 26pts Backlund 23pts Stajan 22pts Brodie 19pts Can you imagine where we'd be if Iginla was playing the way we know he can? Teams are already starting to put their shutdown guys on Hudler's line. Last edited by cannon7; 02-14-2013 at 10:55 AM.