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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The team is considerably worse than the sum of the parts.
Either the Flames fans and management have vastly overrated the talent of the players..... disproved by Russell doing so well in Dallas, or the coaching staff is not getting the team to play to their potential or a combination of the two.
How can this roster be so bad? There are a whole pile of players who would be impact players (or at least core players) on other teams.....
Kevin Lowe April 2013 link |
We are nothing like those Oilers teams or the young gun teams. As of right now, our core roster is at the moment.
Gaudreau-Monahan-
X
X-Bennett-
X
Frolik-Backlund-X
X-Bouma-X
Giordano-Brodie
Hamilton-
X
X-X
X
As a barebones skeleton, it's pretty damn good. What's missing right now is the support around them. I'd argue that the four positions bolded are the difference between being a contender and a lottery team. All the others are exchangable.
As it's been talked to death here, we all know that the Flames #1 and #2 priorities this offseason are a goaltender and a big top six winger. If and when we get those positions solidified then we can give the room to our prospects to grow into the missing roles of our team (Namely a second top six winger and a top four defenseman.).
This team has a really bright future and I don't at all share the doom and gloom attitude from a rebuilding year of growing pains.