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Originally Posted by Poe969
A core should be around 5 players or so. The hawks have clearly identified their core, so who would you say is the Flames core. YOu'd have to be ok with trading or letting anyone who isn't part of the core go. Mine would be.
Johnny
Monahan
Bennett
Brodie
Hamilton
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Most people would consider this the core. Have to factor Gio in too. Would this core win you a Stanley Cup? It's not inconceivable but a lot of development still needs to occur. Is Monahan more than a 2nd line center? Will Bennett continue to grow and stay healthy? Hamilton has miles to go before being an elite defenseman. But you can at least see the potential.
Trading one of these guys would be ballsy but a shrewd manager would do it if he felt you could not build a championship team around them.