The team is close to being a contender this year if everything goes right including Smith staying hot, Bennett getting on the score sheet, and somebody stepping up as the top line RW. The Flames are built very similar to Nashville with a deep defence supporting an average forward group. If the Preds can get close to a Stanley Cup, why can't the Flames?
Next year is where I think their contender window starts to open with Stajan coming off the books and a Brouwer buy out being realistic. This should allow Treliving the room to acquire the missing piece of a top line RW even with having to re-sign Backlund and possibly Smith.
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