[Caged Great]

It depends on what the Flames do this offseason. If they can acquire a good secondary depth scorer, preferably a RW like Justin Williams, along with a good #3 D-man they should be able to push ahead and become a contender. They might not get over the hill next year, but it'll help push them up the ladder a bit.

The Flames still have too many young players that are question marks. Will Jooris play like he did next year (and you can insert whatever name you'd like into that). None of the young guys had a disappointing season with the exception of Reinhart, but even he rebounded in the last two months. That is almost unheard of. Most players have ups and downs, not almost entirely ups.

Ideally the Flames would shift about 7-8 players out of this lineup and replace them with either younger or better players. Raymond, Byron, McGrattan, Smid, Diaz, Potter, + 1 of the goalies would be a good start. A guy like David Jones is on his way out after this upcoming season much like Glencross was this year, just too many forwards and not enough spots for them all.