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playmaker · 09-15-2013, 02:05 PM

Taking into account our current depressing soft d-core and promising prospect pool, there is certainly a big hole in our system - a true 1st pairing leader, a big pylon who can reliably log 20+ minutes with no real weaknesses in his game. I mean a guy like

Webber, Chara, Pronger, Phaneuf or Seabrook

Brodie is not the man - no doubt he's capable of playing 1st pairing minutes but IMHO as a complementary, offensive minded guy. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Flames have to choose from the following options:

1. Hope for the best and see one of our prospects (Wotherspoon, Roy, Ramage ?) sky-rocket to the elite level.

2. Draft D heavy next year, even when highly skilled forwards are available.

3. Free agency. Very unlikely in my opinion - with our luck we'd get either a mixed bag or post apex journeyman

4. Trade. The downside is obliterated forward pool

5. We don't need one - see '06 Canes or '09 Pens

I can't resist of saying that giving up 2nd round pick in Cammalleri trade still makes my blood boil. Had we traded Bourque for a prospect or a pick, we'd now have Haag, Santini or Heatherington in our defence pool.

Long story short, in our future play off run ...

Brodie - X
Wotherspoon/Ramage/Breen - Sieloff/Roy/Rafikov
Martin/Kanzig/Giordano - Butler/O'Brien/Cundari

... who the heck is our X man and how will we get him ?

09-15-2013, 02:05 PM	#1
playmaker Scoring Winger Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: at home Exp:	So, where do we find our Shea Weber ? Taking into account our current depressing soft d-core and promising prospect pool, there is certainly a big hole in our system - a true 1st pairing leader, a big pylon who can reliably log 20+ minutes with no real weaknesses in his game. I mean a guy like Webber, Chara, Pronger, Phaneuf or Seabrook Brodie is not the man - no doubt he's capable of playing 1st pairing minutes but IMHO as a complementary, offensive minded guy. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Flames have to choose from the following options: 1. Hope for the best and see one of our prospects (Wotherspoon, Roy, Ramage ?) sky-rocket to the elite level. 2. Draft D heavy next year, even when highly skilled forwards are available. 3. Free agency. Very unlikely in my opinion - with our luck we'd get either a mixed bag or post apex journeyman 4. Trade. The downside is obliterated forward pool 5. We don't need one - see '06 Canes or '09 Pens I can't resist of saying that giving up 2nd round pick in Cammalleri trade still makes my blood boil. Had we traded Bourque for a prospect or a pick, we'd now have Haag, Santini or Heatherington in our defence pool. Long story short, in our future play off run ... Brodie - X Wotherspoon/Ramage/Breen - Sieloff/Roy/Rafikov Martin/Kanzig/Giordano - Butler/O'Brien/Cundari ... who the heck is our X man and how will we get him ? Last edited by playmaker; 09-15-2013 at 03:22 PM.