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Originally Posted by RichKlit
Agreed. This team is woefully short on the give a $&@! meter. Bring in a new coach, I don’t care, but it’s time for a change to the roster as well. To many passengers not enough drivers.
This core has had to many coaches, to many styles of coaches, IMO it’s on the players now. They don’t want to be yelled at they don’t want to pushed, bring in a player coaches and they can’t find consistency. The core is broken and incomplete.
Bennet sucks, Johnny is incomplete, Gio is old and can’t carry the emotional, physical and offensive load from the backend anymore(rightfully so), Monahan is passive although showing more this year, Lucic is one dimensional, Backlund is lost this year etc etc.
Enough is enough. Start the roster corrections now build a more consistent team and be ready to compete when the new building opens. Just my 2 cents.
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As was talked about on the forum back in November or so, this team roster and foundation doesn't require a rebuild to get them to elevate to a more competitive, consistent level. A retool is more ideal, and would be shipping out a couple core pieces, rather than majority of it.
Johnny is a player that definitely should be moved if you believe he won't be a +70 point producing player as a Calgary Flames even if you bring in support via trades. In that case, he should get you a serviceable top 6 player currently, as well as a blue chip prospect, and a 1st rounder.
Monahan is a top 6 centre, and with how rare those are, you don't give them up if you're trying to compete in the near future. Backlund is misplaced, and should be on the 3rd line. Gio age looks to have caught up to him, since his place has taken a sharp drop. But the team overall as a whole has dropped. Gio days as a top paring defenseman could be coming to an end, but he still is serviceable for the team. These are players that I could see sticking around.
Bennett could be traded to bring in futures. I feel this off season that moving Gaudreau, Hamonic, and Bennett, could be trades that will help this team moving forward in the future, without tearing everything down and having to take years to find out if the team pans out to be competitive. Smart trades, and an actual good UFA signing could make this team much better then they are currently.