[bigrangy]

Only one actual good offensive player, and the 2nd and 3rd most talented guys are stuck playing defense all game.

The defense that the team is incredibly invested in is not being deployed/utilized properly either.

Couple that with failing to develop any impact players from outside the top 6 draft slots in the last 7 (!) years and you're going to struggle to win games, even with Vezina level play from your goalie and Hart level play from your best forward, and continual dominance from your top pairing. Now that the Smith is injured and Johnny is cold, it gets really easy to see how reliant the team is on them.

I made fun of the grease for being a 2 man team last year but the Flames have been arguably more top heavy than they were.