With the season winding down can anyone sum up what the Flames have done with the defence this season? As a casual viewer of the farm team it seems to be utter chaos for the most post. Kulak in the ECHL, AHL and NHL, Seiloff being a healthy scratch and playing forward, carrying too many guys etc. I know with injuries and the natural chaotic nature of a farm club some of that is to be expected but it really "feels" like the Flames dropped the ball in terms of defence this year.
It seems like they should try to identify guys they want early in the season and focus on that group. Now maybe that will happen this year, a first year coach this season and all. Not blaming the guys in the farm btw, but Treliving, Burke and Conroy should have a more stable defensive group.
And it's really obvious Seiloff shouldn't have turned pro at 19.
Anyways, I could he and probably am totally off base with this, that's why I used feeling but I'd love the day - to - day viewers to give some insight on what happened on the blue line this year.
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