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Originally Posted by Dienasty
I don't like this idea at all considering the following:
1) Our goaltending is going to be in shambles next year. Kipper is expected to retire, Berra is signed but what can we expect, Ramo is not yet signed, but still unproven anyways, and we all know that a combination of Joey Mac+Danny Taylor is not the answer.
2) The Flames are the worst defensive team in the NHL this season so how will drafting Mackinnon+Drouin fix our defensive woes?
Thus I don't think it is reasonable to assume that the Flames will finish any better next year then they did this year. They are going to be about the same team as this year (+ a couple UFA's), less Bouw, Iggy and Kipper. Not a team that I would have confidence gambling a possible 1st overall pick on.
But that is just me.
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Yeah, the only way you can consider it is if you fire Hartley and bring in a lock-down defensive coach who can squeeze blood out of a stone. Lemaire/Tippett kind of coach. If we go into next season with a similar roster (+ a Weiss/Roy or whatever they'll overpay for on July 1) and Hartley we are almost a lock for bottom 3.