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Originally Posted by 868904
Flames need to take some flyers on young players who haven’t established themselves yet. This what the Czarnik signing was but hasn’t worked out but I think it’s time to maybe trade Czarnik for a similar young player “waiting to pop”.
Brendan Perlini seems interesting. Big and skilled, lacks consistency and maybe defensive awareness. Hasn’t really found a fit in Chicago who might see the same potential in Czarnik;
Josh Ho-sang is another guy who has all the talent in the world but can’t seem to put it all together. With him, it’s more in the head and fitting in to a team culture but maybe going into a dressing room with a childhood teammate like Bennett might help? This kid has tones of talent and if he clicks with a guy like Tkachuk is a legitimate top six talent;
Alex Nylander is being labelled a bust by some but he’s still very young and is a pure shooter eland a right shot. I believe he was drafted in the same year as Tkachuk and the Flames were reportedly interested.
The Flames have tried everyone now for that second line, the problem is most of the options just don’t have the pedigree as a top six forward, with the exception of Czarnik who has not worked out. Time to try some outside options and hope to find a fit ala Huselius from years ago.
Also, I think it’s time to give Jankowski more ice maybe even to have him centre Tkachuk. He’s almost caught Backlund in points with significantly less offensive opportunities. He has a great shot and needs a playmaker to find him.
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People keep blaming the rotating wingers for the lack of 2nd line production but the real issue is that Backlund's offensive game is on a steep decline over the past two seasons. I think Jankowski has more offensive upside but I don't know if his all around game is up to snuff to play 2nd line. Ideally the team would try to upgrade on Backlund rather than continue to rotate wingers around an offensively struggling center.