[Huntingwhale]

Stay the course. The team is in 2nd place. Chemistry is great. Depth is coming through. The D looks great. Goaltending is one question mark. But there's no guarantee a newcomer plays well. For all we know he struggles mightily and screws things up. Smith seems to have turned a corner. Rittich is dependable and lies in wait. When Neal comes back, he's effectively our deadline acquisition and hopefully he starts to pick things up. I would actually be fine with trading Neal for a better player/contract. But that's going to be hard to do and I truly believe Neal will shine in the playoffs.

I have no issue with the Flames' keeping things as they are. Our upgrades were acquired during the summer anyways, so really they got a 7 month head start to familiarize themselves with the team. The results is now a 2nd overall place team. Enjoy the ride and don't screw around with it!