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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I can't believe the starting 6 on opening night is going to have a 21 and a 20 year old. When have the Flames ever been able to say that?
And both guys have future top pairing potential.
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The crazy thing is that they made it in spite of there being much more competition this year. Last year, we looked at Kulak as the best option on the third D pairing. Now he's been traded for a couple of depth AHL players that will likely never play for the big team. Looking at how almost every single line has been upgraded, including four of the bottom six and at least one member of the second and third D pairings, you see just how abysmal the Flames' depth was last year; outside of the top line (and to some extend the second line) and the top D pairing, the rest of the group was just one step above the Oilers.