As a fan I enjoy the hope that a couple of key additions can bump my team into the upper tier of contenders, but I feel the Flames have already been employing that strategy for decades and we continue to mire in mediocrity. I think we’re as deep organizationally as we’ve ever been (post Cup years) and I’d prefer to save cap space & assets to not bring in another vet and give the ice time to our younger emerging players as an investment in building the championship team from within. Are we going to be a bubble team again this year? Probably, but if we continue to grow from within I think it gives the Flames the best foundation for sustained contending in the future and leaves cap space to add a scoring winger or two at the deadline if things are looking promising at that time.
I appreciate Bingo’s analysis and would welcome a 25 goal winger, but I think patience might be the best non move for long term success.
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