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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I find it amusing that you include a name like Janko is his inherited list and gloss over Hanifin, Hamonic, Valimaki, Mangipane, Ryan, Dube etc
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You are correct with the above mentioned names, like I said in my post we have some players but we are not bursting at the seems with talent. Let's throw Oliver in the list too. We don't have some log jam of studs on the big club and on the farm that the Flames are some powerhouse for years to come.
My thoughts: Hanifin is a good player, had a great year last year, this year not so much. He is young with some good upside, replaced Hamilton who was a good D and he came with Lindholm.
Hamonic: A great Prairie boy who plays the hard hard minutes and brings a lot of emotion and grit. He was a valued D on a good contract but given we probably will lose him in the off-season, I still think it was a LOT to pay for what amounts to 1 really good season (last) and than some.
Vali, Eat Bread and Dube: Good young players with lots of upside, no complaints here at all.
Like I said we are fielding a decent team here, let's continue to make the playoffs year in and year out and actually do some damage.
I was born in 84 and I can't really recall a sustained level of NHL leading performance for any length of time.
If we compare us to the laughable Oilers, how much more success have we really had since won the Cup??
Tre: Decent GM like I said but I don't think 6 years in he's an upper echelon manager given we are a cap team and don't have financial constraints such as scouting, medical personnel, buyouts etc.