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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's just recency bias and "oh god why can't we score" frustration.
Bennett will be fine. Gaudreau will still be awesome. Monahan... is what he is, which is goals and little else. But hey, goals are valuable, they're hard to come by. Meanwhile, once they lose Wideman and Engelland (which will happen at the latest this summer), the team will be in position to sign one UFA and ice the best blue line in the league. You've got a good 2nd line in 3M, all you really need at that point is a real top line RW and league average goaltending.
No, these things aren't easy to get. But the holes are pretty obvious, and as a result so is the path forward.
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But the Flames can't scout at the pro level. They sign guys like Brouwer, Wideman, Engelland, Bollig, Raymond, Setoguchi, Versteeg, etc. All these small potato players who never make an impact. Do you really trust these scouts to find the best player in free agency?
Also, a team should never build from free agency. Either your paying an excessive % of your cap towards a real good player, or your getting the players who the Flames have signed over the years. I hope the Flames make trades if anything. Strome, Nyquist, Killhorn, Colin Wilson, Niederreiter, etc. over any of the 5million+ free agents.