Goaltending hasn't been the problem this year. Ignoring coaching, the problem has been a bad PP and a weak bottom six. The good news is that the flames have a ton of cap space, which is further enhanced by the fact that the organisation can buy Brouwer out and trade stone to promote Andersson.
Fixing the bad PP: The flames have sufficient cap space to sign a top 3 forward with a RH shot and a 2nd line centerman
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Fixing the third line to be Bennett-Backlund-Frolik
- The second line center pushes Backlund down to third line
- The top line RW signed as a UFA will bump Ferland to line 2, which bumps Frolik to line 3.
Fixing the fourth line: Mangiapane-Janko-Hathaway/Lazar/Lomberg
-Hathaway replaces Brouwer
-Mangiapane gets called up
-Stajan is replaced by Janko
-The fourth line is now more skilled and faster and bigger than Lazar-Stajan-Brouwer
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