[Caged Great]

What I am personally hoping for from this offseason for the Flames top 9 forwards

Sign 1
Trade for 1
Draft 1

If the Flames are picking in the top 5, they will likely get a NHL ready forward between Matthews/the Fins/Dubois. Just depends where they are picking. If that's the case, then that guy can slot in somewhere in the lineup.

Trade for 1 - I figure that the Flames should be able to move something for a RW. Whether that's Wideman, or even potentially Engelland that goes for that, I'm sure there are some teams out there with a need that is willing to make a swap.

Sign 1 - There are four key UFA's that make sense for the Flames needs. Troy Brouwer, David Backes, Milan Lucic, and Kyle Okposo. In this case, it largely depends on who the Flames draft. If they get a Fin, they won't need either Backes or Okposo and would be able to get by with a guy like Brouwer instead. Lucic is possible, but the least likely of the three due to having plenty of LW organizationally already and the possibility of moving Bennett there due to Matthews/Dubois.