Seems like a pretty standard blueprint that teams around the league follow as well, with some small variations potentially.
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Originally Posted by Vinny01
1. Centers- Monahan, Backlund, Jankowski, Ryan are about as good as any group of centers the Flames have had in 20 years at least. Still not necessarily one of the best groups in the league though
2. Johnny is a big time game breaker
3. Gio, Brodie, Hanifin can all put up points
4. Flames do not have much experience here. Neal certainly brings that to the table where Lindholm/Hanifin have never had a taste
5. Flames are not the biggest or smallest team out there.
Surprised an elite goalie is not part of the blueprint.
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1. Agree that it looks to be one of the better groups in a while for the Flames as an organization but still doesn't say a lot (as you noted) about how deep they are compared to their peers. I'd suggest they're about middle of the league.
3. Giordano, yes and Hanifin appears to have the potential, but Brodie hasn't had that capability now for 3 seasons. He will need to make about as dramatic a turnaround as his turnaround after the Hamilton trade.