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Originally Posted by kehatch
The Flames had 1 player in the NHL top 50 this summer. None at C, D, or goal. Gaudreau was 35. Look at any cup team and you are going to find a much stronger collection.
Gaudreau is an elite point producer. But he isn't a superstar. Last season was his best and he barely cracked the top 20 in points. Monahan is an elite goal scorer, but again not a superstar. He barely cracked the top 30 in goals last season.
No team has won the cup without superstars in the cap era. But if a team does its going to be playing with an identity, playing strong defensive hockey, with a strong work ethic, and having great depth. Does anyone honestly see the Flames being that team?
If we are going to have any chance its going to be with Gaudreau and Monahan learning to play a complete game. Because their offence isn't enough to justify being a liability defensively and bringing very little else to the table.
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Depending on what list you go by that would be two as Monahan made the THN list I believe. If you do the math with of 50 players and 31 teams most teams that's less than two a team so the Flames are slightly better than average and I would go as far as to say on a top 100 list the Flames would likely come out well as Tkachuk and Gio are represented at the very least. The Flames biggest issue is that if you went down the roster from best players to worst their two goaltenders would be ranked amongst their worst players. You can't be considered a serious contender when your goaltending is your weakest position.