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If they are, they shouldn't be running the team. Pinning your hopes on an over-ager who had a big scoring year is a recipe for disaster. Gawdin's skating just isn't at the NHL level. Also don't see a shot that will beat NHL goaltenders consistently.
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Skating is one thing that can be improved outside of camp and regular season.
His shot is fine. Im not suggesting he play any more than a complimentary role, and as such his skillset seems pretty standard for what the team needs at the cost it needs to be at.
Again Im just wondering if the management team sees him the same way afterall they got to watch him a TON the last 2 months.
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Hayes and Neal, yes. We need a winger who can score and compliment what we already have. Stastny and O'Reilly, no. I don't see them being an answer to the problems facing the team. The Flames have good depth down the middle, so adding another center does not address the most pressing need. This would be the ultimate Treliving move though. We were deep on the blueline last off season, and he made a deal for another blueliner, ignoring the gaping hole on the right side. We're deep at center this year, so it only makes sense to deal for another center, and still ignore that hole on the right side. Flames are gonna to Flame?
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Disagree...we are not "deep" at C. Backlund would be much better suited as a 3rd line checking winger instead of a guy on a scoring line. It was made entirely evident last year that Tkachuk was the guy who drove offense with that group and nothing has changed that way.
You add a guy like ROR or Stastny to anchor that 2nd line with Tkachuk on the left and a Ferland or whoever on the right side...you have slotted everyone else in a better spot, including Jankowski who was at best inconsistent last year although he certainly looks like he "could" be a decent 3rd line guy, but as a 4th line guy would have this team able to roll 4 lines for most of a game.
Of course this is me assuming that Bennett is not progressing to the point he can play 2nd line minutes and be effective (as all evidence thus far has shown) so a need still exists there.