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Enoch Root · 05-02-2018, 03:48 PM

I don't get the argument that we don't need a C. Great teams are built with strength down the middle.

Tavares
Monahan
Backlund
Jankowski
Shore

makes the Flames arguably the strongest team in the west down the middle.

The Oilers have an argument, if you put Draisaitl at C. But if you do, they suck at wing. And they still suck at D. The Flames have them on both counts by a fair margin.

And suggesting the Flames are too weak at wing to contend is also hard to fathom. With those Cs, all 4 lines would be solid.

The Flames are instantly in the discussion with Winnipeg for best collection of forwards in the west if you add Tavares.

05-02-2018, 03:48 PM	#11448
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	I don't get the argument that we don't need a C. Great teams are built with strength down the middle. Tavares Monahan Backlund Jankowski Shore makes the Flames arguably the strongest team in the west down the middle. The Oilers have an argument, if you put Draisaitl at C. But if you do, they suck at wing. And they still suck at D. The Flames have them on both counts by a fair margin. And suggesting the Flames are too weak at wing to contend is also hard to fathom. With those Cs, all 4 lines would be solid. The Flames are instantly in the discussion with Winnipeg for best collection of forwards in the west if you add Tavares.