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Originally Posted by New Era
^^^ Ugly. I wouldn't make any of those deals. I wouldn't waste a contract on Aliu and Byron. I wouldn't count on Ference coming anywhere near Calgary again. If the goal with that lineup is to guarantee us a shot at Reinhart and McDavid you have certainly done that. If there were a GM that tried to engineer that mess I'd demand his head. I don't see any structure or identity with that team.
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Aliu and Byron - Difference of opinion
Ference- New management, he is from around here and knows there are tons of fans who appreciate him (I for am one of them). I know he might be frustrated but he did acknowledge Calgary after the cup win and I think he wouldnt mind playing here (its been like 6+ years)
I am not sure how you don't think that line-up is not in the right direction. You have a mix of young players and older veterans that have actually won before (Hudler, Ference, Horton, Sarich) while other guys are used to winning in the past (Hudler, MacDonald)
As for the identity of the team, we get bigger with the acquisition of Horton and Myers.
Line 1: Baertschi and Backlund have shown chemistry and adding Horton (a big body) will really help them both take the next step next season.
Line 2: Hudler and Cervenka have shown chemistry before and Lindholm imo is ready to play in the NHL. This is our skill line.
Line 3: The hardworking line that has three players who are very good third line players (but imo not second line) and I think they provide the veteran presence for the rest of the team.
Line 4: Bouma and Reinhart are there for both skill and to play gritty while McGrattan is there to kick some ass if any one of the two are touched (kind of like Simon with Lombardi and Kobasew)
DF 1: Ference is a very solid d-man who has had a long NHL career and has won a cup. I think he can be a great mentor for Brodie and help him out (way better than putting him with Cundari)
DF 2: Myers is a physical presence while Shattenkirk is a puck-moving dman. Imo this is an upgrade from Giordano-Wideman, although I do understand people may think otherwise.
DF 3: Sarich can help Cundari become the aggressive beast he is capable of becoming and really become a mentor for him.
Ramo imo should be the starter with Macdonald as the veteran presence.
I am not sure if this helps because it is just my view and what I want, however, imo the team is more balanced. There is more skill, more physicality and the team is tougher to play against with a lot of speed.