I don't put much weight into anything reported about the Flames - as I think BT plays his cards incredibly close to his chest. We hear very little about his moves in advance - big moves like Neal, and the Carolina trade came pretty much out of nowhere except for some buzz about Hamilton.
On the other hand, I'm sure Conroy can't keep a lid on anything, so maybe that's where Lebrun gets this stuff.
In a perfect world I'd like to see:
- A goalie deal at the deadline (Smith+ something for a better veteran back-up)
- One more top 6 forward, ideally a centre but not necessarily
But depending on acquisition cost I'd also be fine going into the playoffs with this group and would not want to see any player deleted from the roster. Chemistry is a funny thing and this group seems to have found it.
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