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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
you keep saying this but until they actually prove it on the ice, the only thing the Flames defense will be known for is running goalie after goalie out of town
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Find me one credible source that thinks Calgary's goalie problem is due to their D. All the metrics show they have a great defense group. I'm sorry but Gio/Brodie/Hamilton/etc. didn't cause Hiller and Elliott to forgot how to be a competent goaltender.
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Kailer Yamamoto
Ethan Bear
Caleb Jones
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Man, those are your examples? I think you just proved my point. Valimaki, Fox and probably Andersson are all better D prospects than Bear and Jones.
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Chia takes big swings...sometimes he misses (Reinhart) sometimes he wins (Talbot, Maroon, Kassian, signing Benning, Caggulia)
no different then any other GM
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Sometimes he misses ... a lot. Seguin for Loui Eriksson. Boychuk to the Islanders. Versteeg to Chicago. Running Boston into major cap problems where they had to trade Hamilton for picks. Lucic at 6 million until he's 35. Eberle for Strome and cap savings. Using those cap savings on Kris Russell. That's a laundry list of bad moves.
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geeze thats it? the top scoring duo in the league at 21 and 20, a 40 win goalie and a top pairing signed for less than 8.5 million and both are under 25 and getting better...
the core is set
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Draisaitl is still a huge question mark if he can produce without McDavid. Klefbom has potential but he's only a top pairing guy on the Oilers. He'd be a #3/4 guy on the Flames right now. The Oilers have a 24 man roster right now at 66.7 million. Next year they have 13 players under contract for 60.8 million. You need to fill 11 spots with 15 million. Maroon will need a raise from 1.5. Caggulia, Strome, Nurse and Benning all need to be qualified. Who from their prospect pool is ready to play meaningful minutes on an ELC next year? The Oilers window is pretty much this year.