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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Does Winnipeg have an advantage in skill up front?
Gaudreau and Scheifele are similarly skilled.
Tkachuk and Laine are similarly skilled.
Lindholm and Wheeler are similarly skilled.
Monahan and Connor are similarly skilled.
Backlund and Ehlers are similarly skilled.
And after that I think the Flames have the advantage all the way. The disparity isn't in skill... it's in past playoff execution. But a lot of evidence points to the roots of Flames' recent playoff struggles lying more in unfortunate samples of play than total ineptitude.
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I think Scheifele is better than pretty much any Flames fwd, and as a C he’s gonna impact heavily. I think Laine and Gaudreau are similar in effect though obviously not style. Then I’d say the rest also roughly balance out. But the Flames get deeper IMO, with Ryan, Mangiapane, Dube, and (if something great happens) Bennett and Lucic.