Just read the thread on hf. Lots of Oilers haters and people that know nothing of the team commenting. Perhaps we are too optimistic here in Calgary but I truly think we are 2 years away from cup contention. I expect the team to be battling for and make the playoffs this year then take off from there.
From reading that thread Gaudreau is still a bit of a question mark for some fans. Personally I am likely going overboard but I can see him as potentially top 3-5 player in the league in a couple seasons.
The thread also says we have nothing beyond Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk. I would agree those 4 are the pillars of the top 2 lines going forward but many fail to mention Backlund, Frolik, Brouwer in the present and Shinkaruk, Jankowski, Porier in the future.
I think the Flames are built to not only be a playoff team down the road but a force in the west and a Cup contender
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