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Originally Posted by transplant99
That's where Neal comes into it all though....he gets going and that part of the equation is solved.
The G position I just don't see being solved before the off-season unless one of the current "contending" team suffers catastrophic injuries and/or collapses out of the race, no one will be available that is a clear up grade or on an expiring deal.
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When you compare around the league though I don't think Neal is enough depth to get it done unless the Flames have either elite goaltending or a nashville-esque elite defensive game. That game Vegas put on Calgary after the shellacking is the kind of defensive shutdown scheme I just don't think the Flames are capable of playing.
So if you don't have elite goaltending, and you can't put on Lemaire style defensive wet blanket, you'd better be overwhelming in your offense like Tampa or Washington.
If there is a deal out there this year like there was last year with San Jose and Evander Kane, the Flames had better be all-in on that.
With this roster the way it is, NOW is the time to shop picks. If you're looking at picking in the mid 20s in the first round, MOVE THAT PICK. Attach conditions to it, whatever, but improve the forward ranks of the roster so that if the top line goes cold, Tkachuk has some help out there.
Go all in on your strengths if you're competing. For calgary, that's scoring.
I just don't understand this notion that the Flames shouldn't be moving picks. This is the best time in the last 10 years for Calgary to moving picks. The Flames don't need to draft 20th overall in the next two years if they can make the conference final each year.