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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Yeah it is kind of funny that two posters who were arguing that 'this team just isn't talented enough' a couple weeks ago in the fire Gulutzan discussions, are suddenly leading the charge for the 'Treliving needs to go all in right now' view.
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i cant speak for tinordi as that guy is a disaster, but my comments are congruent with what i have maintained for awhile:
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I feel like the flames need a other 20 goals for as compared to last year to be a solid contender. An up year from Bennett could go a long way but so could 70+ games of janko and Foo.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Saying it now.
If the Flames can get Jagr signed and he ends up as a 40point winger, the Flames have to be considered a cup contender at this point.
The only question mark for the team if they can get a scoring winger will be Goaltending, and I am optimistic the overwhelming defense provided by the additions of hamonic and stone will solidify that.
I feel like I've been waiting a long time to be this optimistic about the immediate potential of the team.
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From last season:
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Agree with the sentiment but in the case of the Flames they are missing multiple pieces of a variety of blueprints.
Sure the kings won with low scoring because they had elite defenders and an elite, perhaps the best, goalie in the league.
Corey Crawford may not be elite but the Hawks won with 2 or 3 lines worth of scoring on top of having 3 elite offensive weapons in the lineup.
Right now the Flames don't have either. If they added one or the other they'd probably be a contending team.
I think if you added a 30 goal scoring winger to this roster right now they are serious cup contenders. Likewise if you added a top 3 goalie.
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this recent outpouring of goals notwithstanding this roster still needs goals in the top 6 from the wing. Janko coming in with hathaway has solidified that 3rd line in a big way, but the roster is still missing goals from the wing.
I thought Jagr and Bennett could be the answer, but they aren't, so it's time to start looking again for the piece that puts the team over the top.