From an outside perspective the strength of the flames is the top end stuff
Monahan and gaudreau and backlund
Hamilton and gio
Trading any of those above would likely be a disaster
The stuff about Monahan not being a 1c is laughable, he may not be a top 10c, he may lack a bit of an all around game but for the next 5-7 years you can very safely slot him in for 25-35 goals a year and probably a few 40+ in there. Just because he's not Crosby doesn't mean you can't win with him.
The issue is depth
Brodie/hamonic need to play a hell of a lot better and the 3rd pairing needs an overhaul
At forward the bottom 6 needs at least 3-4 improvements but those can be done by FA if the pro scouting ia doing its job
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