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Jiri Hrdina · 11-22-2018, 03:32 PM

I don't know that any of them have to be dealt, near-term, unless it is to address a need elsewhere
Right now it would seem next years D would look like
Brodie-Gio
Hanifin-Hamonic
Valamaki-Andersson
Kylington

Some stability back there isn't a bad thing. The only issue is Kylington likely needs to play. And the reality is that perhaps in the expansion draft you are going to lose one of those.

But beyond that 7 - there's nothing else coming in the system. So while it seems like there is a lot of depth right now, it is actually quite shallow. After Kylington there isn't a single other decent blueline prospect in the organization.

The Flames were fortunate not to lose a decent asset in the last expansion draft but I suspect they'll lose something more material in the next one. Such is the downside of actually having a decent team.

11-22-2018, 03:32 PM	#46
Jiri Hrdina Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Exp:	I don't know that any of them have to be dealt, near-term, unless it is to address a need elsewhere Right now it would seem next years D would look like Brodie-Gio Hanifin-Hamonic Valamaki-Andersson Kylington Some stability back there isn't a bad thing. The only issue is Kylington likely needs to play. And the reality is that perhaps in the expansion draft you are going to lose one of those. But beyond that 7 - there's nothing else coming in the system. So while it seems like there is a lot of depth right now, it is actually quite shallow. After Kylington there isn't a single other decent blueline prospect in the organization. The Flames were fortunate not to lose a decent asset in the last expansion draft but I suspect they'll lose something more material in the next one. Such is the downside of actually having a decent team.