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Originally Posted by transplant99
Defensively they are already pretty good if they get decent goaltending.... we saw that last season.
Obviously a strong partner for Brodie is a must have. Beyond that though they can muddle through with cheaper journeymen or some of the kids on the farm.
They need to add some offense somehow though. Whether its a pure offensive guy up front or getting some more scoring from the blueline (which is hard to count on)
This formula was shown to be the case pretty clearly in the SC final. Niether team was top 10 in GA last year....both were in the top 10 in GF however.
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I think any boost the Flames might need scoring should come from within. While Tkachuk was a nice surprise and Backlund had a career year, Bennett, Gaudreau, Brouwer, and Brodie were all clearly not at their offensive best. The Flames were also a top-ten scoring team from January–April when they were playing their best hockey of the year—it seems like a reasonable expectation without the addition of outside help.