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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I’m not sure how Monahan and Gaudreau’s style is on Treliving. He picked Tkachuk (no brainer) and got the guy you say is the best shooter (which is likely true). Monahan’s outside shot isn’t bad - it’s not going to overpower a goalie but his release is good. Really the best wrister on the team has belonged to Gio (or Hamilton when he was here).
Aside from tanking and getting a MacKinnon or McDavid, I’m not sure what the strategy can be. I suppose I would say they should focus a little more on speed - the core players aren’t very fast - really only Dube and maybe Reider can be described as fast out of all the fwds.
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Well I’d say wasting $10M+ on Brouwer and Neal for their grit and edge was a gargantuan mistake considering the previous buyouts he had already made. Both of these high profile players couldn’t skate worth a damn and clearly didn’t turn out well one bit. Throwing the Neal money at now Stanley Cup champion David Perron would’ve been a far better choice.
Still not sure what kind of team Treliving was looking to build here. I understand the identity he was going for where this team checks for their chances and wants them to play a relentless forechecking style where they can backtrack and defend fast, but this is not a fast team like you said. So they end up opening up the middle of the ice after a failed forecheck attempt or give up an off man rush because the D-men are asked to pinch often.
This is clearly a team struggling to play up to Treliving’s vision. Outside of an elite run from Nov 2018 to Jan 2019, the Flames have been extremely mediocre. I know we’re all waiting for this team to get it together and play like they did for those 3 months, but what if that day never comes. There’s less than 2 months left and they’re still as inconsistent as ever.
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