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FlameZilla · 05-11-2013, 07:16 PM

Many people around here believe the Calgary Flames can build a solid team within 3 years. When you look at the assets we currently possess do you believe we can build a contender by 2016?

I mentioned in another thread that we need to be looking a few years ahead in order to determine our strategy for this coming draft. Yes we should pick BPA, but in some instances where players are similarly ranked it would be prudent to pick players that play in certain positions over others.

By 2016-2017 all of our current contracts will have expired, with the exception of Dennis Wideman. What sort of line-up could we expect to build around the young players and prospects we currently have?

This is the skeleton of a line-up which I think we may have to build around in 3years, with "_________" denoting a place where there is not an obvious candidate to fill that role to an acceptable level:

Baertschi _______ __________
Gaudreau Backlund _________
Horak Reinhart _______
Bouma Arnold ________

_______ ________
Brodie Wideman
Cundari Wotherspoon

_________
Brossoit

Wildcard/Longshots who could make an impact:

Gillies
Agostino
Ferland
Jankowski
Kulak
Breen
Culkin
Hanowski

Between now and 2016 how can we build a competitive line-up out of this core of young players? It's fairly obvious where our weaknesses are, but do we address them only through the draft, or is there any hope of acquiring top talent through other means?

What would you do as GM?

05-11-2013, 07:16 PM	#1
FlameZilla First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	The Light at the End of the Tunnel: 2016 Flames Many people around here believe the Calgary Flames can build a solid team within 3 years. When you look at the assets we currently possess do you believe we can build a contender by 2016? I mentioned in another thread that we need to be looking a few years ahead in order to determine our strategy for this coming draft. Yes we should pick BPA, but in some instances where players are similarly ranked it would be prudent to pick players that play in certain positions over others. By 2016-2017 all of our current contracts will have expired, with the exception of Dennis Wideman. What sort of line-up could we expect to build around the young players and prospects we currently have? This is the skeleton of a line-up which I think we may have to build around in 3years, with "_________" denoting a place where there is not an obvious candidate to fill that role to an acceptable level: Baertschi _______ __________ Gaudreau Backlund _________ Horak Reinhart _______ Bouma Arnold ________ _______ ________ Brodie Wideman Cundari Wotherspoon _________ Brossoit Wildcard/Longshots who could make an impact: Gillies Agostino Ferland Jankowski Kulak Breen Culkin Hanowski Between now and 2016 how can we build a competitive line-up out of this core of young players? It's fairly obvious where our weaknesses are, but do we address them only through the draft, or is there any hope of acquiring top talent through other means? What would you do as GM?