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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I definitely agree with you that we're not going to contend with this currently flawed roster. The holes are glaring and with Smith's injury history, a better contingency plan then Lack or 2 rookie goaltenders should've been addressed.
Amateur skating has actually done a pretty good job for the most part considering the few picks they've had to play with. But speed and skill needs to be become the primary objective here. There's too many grinders on this team and not enough finishers. That's why we're one of the top teams in shots taken and shots on goal, yet one of the lowest in goals scored per game.
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We are 21st in goals per game, a whopping 5 goals from being 15th. That's a razor thin edge, and basically has the Flames in the thick of league goal scoring. With the defense that was assembled it's not insane to think their plan was to be average in goal scoring and above average in goals allowed.
All this BS you spew about being all grinders is just that. This team has been drafting (or trying to) draft skill and speed ever since the brutal draft that Burke ran (Hunter Smith anyone). You can say they don't have enough skill, but it's not because they focused on Grinders like the Sutter era, it's because picks like Bennett, Poirier and Klimchuk didn't pan out as expected.