[TheScorpion]

Here's my ideal Flames forward lineup for the moment.

Gaudreau - Monahan - Ferland
Tkachuk - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Jagr
Versteeg - Hrivik - Mangiapane
Brouwer - Lazar

Top three lines are fine. I don't want to see any more of Matt Stajan or Freddie Hamilton on this team. I don't care about loyalty or nepotism -- I care about wins. Fresh. Blood. Now.

Brodie - Stone
Giordano - Hamonic
Kulak/Andersson - D. Hamilton

Spread the wealth, honestly. The defense is too top-heavy right now and the bottom two pairings are SUFFERING. Play Hamonic with Giordano, try and give him the boost that Brodie and Hamilton needed to be successful. Give Brodie and Stone another go and see if they can continue their chemistry. And give Hamilton a go with another puck-moving defenseman.

Smith
Rittich

No need to change anything here.

PP1:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Tkachuk
Giordano - Stone

It's abundantly clear that the Flames need to simplify their powerplay. Enough of the 1-3-1 stuff. Versteeg doesn't work on the point. Brouwer doesn't work. Get the two guys with the hardest shots to the point, and get the guys with the most skill to get them the puck. Easy. Done.

PP2:

Bennett/Frolik - Backlund - Jagr/Ferland
Brodie - Hamilton

Same deal.

Other things I'd like to see done:

Fire Dave Cameron.
Trade a package of prospects for Evander Kane, and re-sign him
Trade Eddie Lack to Pittsburgh for a 6th
Tell Micheal Ferland to use his defensemen in the offensive zone