[ComixZone]

When changing the core, or changing the makeup of the team, you don't exclude good hockey players simply because they've been here already. Brodie has been our best defender in both of the last two playoffs - and when you think of it, has been our best playoff defender every time we've made the playoffs during this era.

To me, that's not the piece you need to change. Brodie returning would make me happy.

Hamonic not returning? That makes sense. He's had an awful run in Calgary. Pretty much every defensive partner he's played with has seen them under-perform as a pairing - and yeah, I bring up Hamonic because I just want to crap all over that trade again. That trade was awful.

"Core" changes are overdue up front, and in the net. I think the goaltending will be my biggest measuring point of a successful/unsuccessful off-season. Tree needs to finally fill the position properly.