Yes, the Flames have a cup winning core with the missing piece being an above average goaltender who can get hot in the playoffs.
I also don't understand that you need an elite centre to win the cup. Sure it has worked for Pittsburgh but there are other was to win too. Nashville doesn't have an elite centre but got close to the cup with a great D, forward depth and solid goaltending. LA won with Kopitar and Carter who are great players but hardly elite. Even Toews on Chicago, although elite defensively, isn't close to an elite scorer and I'd argue an elite winger in Kane and elite D in Keith were bigger reasons for their cup wins.
The Flames might not have an top 5 centre in the league at the level of Crosby or McDavid but they do have a top 15 in Monahan, an elite two way in Backlund, and a wild card with Bennett. That is great centre depth.
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