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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Foo was an example of Treliving recognizing the problems at forward and doing his best to address it. He's made several moves and IMO it's not his fault that they haven't gone as expected.
He thought Bennett would be a centre. The fact that he isn't looking to pan out that way changes things a lot.
He brought in Brouwer, who had decent second line type numbers on a very consistent basis. The one error with this IMO is not that Brouwer has underperformed, but rather in thinking that Brouwer's style would mesh with the possession game.
He signed Foo and Jagr when it looked like more scoring was needed and the draft picks weren't panning out. We know what happened there.
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I am beginning to doubt whatever internal player metric system the Flames are using. They have targeted very specific type players and let others go, and I can only assume it is based on their metric system.
There seems to be a growing list of players brought in like Lazar or Brouwer that are not effective in this system, while letting heart players like Bouma and Comeau go. I know salary plays a role in those decisions but I feel that letting those guys go has had a dramatic effect on the effectiveness of the bottom two lines.
The coaching and the system have been excellent for the top 6 and the top 3 D. They all are having near career high years and succeeding in the system. The bottom 6 have not held up and not provided the heart or intensity either.
Hamonic was an expensive pick-up and I assume their metrics along with scouting placed him in a very elite status, but so far I am have been underwhelmed. Yes he has improved, but I was expecting a defensive guy like Regher and ended up with a Sarich. Good, but not a first and 2 seconds good.
If they plan on revamping the roster, I hope they look at changing their evaluation criteria because I don't think it is working.