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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Agreed. We need to add a player that is better than Bennett and Jankowski to help them raise their games up a level. I don’t think Pageau would be that guy, someone more significant (Pacioretty, Hoffman) fits the bill. They’ll be huge for the development of both Janko and Bennett. Maybe Patches would help even moreso than Hoffman (although I think Hoffman > Patches on-ice).
Smith or Pageau to come in and help the 4th would be beneficial, but the focus has to be on a top end winger for the 3rd.
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Yea I don't want to bring in a player of Pageau's calibre either, we need players with more offence and PP ability.
The part about the available names out there that frustrates me the most is that most all of the ones worth while are left-handed. I would like at least one legitimate RH shot on our top 3 lines.
None are seemingly available so we may have to settle for another lefty but considering the Flames want a player that is not a rental I hope eventually a guy like Frolik (love him and all) can eventually be replaced by a RH shot. Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuk, Ferland, Backlund, Bennett, Jankowski and the assumed new acquisition all look like they will be here for a while and we have Mangiapane and Dube coming.
It's frustrating and somewhat amusing how on some nights we could have an entire top 9 of left shots and an entire 4th line of right shots. I feel it is unbalanced and may contribute to the many PP issues.