[TheScorpion]

OK, I've gotta say it. I'm really beginning to question Brad Treliving's depth player management. He's consistently let go fantastic depth and role players in favour of mediocre face-punchers and grinders, and the Flames now have few options in certain situations.

For the shootout, the Flames had Joe Colborne who was essentially a failsafe in that situation. Now, who do the Flames have?

For generating quick -- if fruitless -- offensive rushes, the Flames had Paul Byron. The Flames sorely miss his fifteen breakaways a game.

For third-pairing defensive depth and an awesome 2nd PP unit option, the Flames had Jakub Nakladal. The Flames have few useful defensemen on the PP now.

For very good third-pairing options, the Flames had David Schlemko and Raphael Diaz. They kept neither of them, and have rolled through since with an abhorrent third pairing.

I can't be more thrilled with BT's trading and player development skills. However, I am less than enthused with his depth player management. I get that he has a very meticulous "process", but there are situations that you need to plan for. Right now, the Flames have few real, good options in the shootout, on the 2nd PP unit, on the third pairing, and just in generating spontaneous option in general. I feel a Flames team with just a few of these depth guys would be a far better team.