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Originally Posted by Table 5
While we definitely need to get bigger and meaner, with the parts we have, this team is much better off trying to emulate Chicago than Anaheim or LA.
Or perhaps we don't try to emulate anyone, and just try to build our own identity with what he have. I think with the d core we have, it would be foolish to try to diminish their great transition game.
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Yep the big bad LA Kings and the big bad Anaheim Ducks lost the first round in the playoff. We need some skilled players in order to compete. How many players the Flames have that are considered Top 6 forwards right now? I count 3 (Monahan, Gaudreau and Bennett). Bennett's offense was inconsistent but you can't really blame him for it. It is his first full season and he was playing with mostly bottom 6 forwards. I think he had success playing with Backlund though. Flames just need to get him a player who can play and help him in his line. Backlund I think is a borderline top 6 but I think he is more reliable as a 3rd line center. Frolik is the same way, he is more reliable playing in the 3rd line than a 1st or 2nd line. Ferland, Colborne, Jooris, Bollig, Bouma and others are considered a bottom 6 forwards.