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Originally Posted by David Struch
Even without Taylor Hall (or anyone else) this has got to be the best Flames roster we've seen in a very long time.
Tkachuk - Backlund - Mangiapane
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Lucic - Bennett - Dubé
Rinaldo - Ryan - Robinson
Hanifin - Andersson
Giordano - Tanev
Välimäki - Kylington
Markström
Rittich
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If anything, its about the same as last year, in my opinion. I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I just don't see an overall improvement yet. Specific positions, certainly. But not overall.
For example, is Markstrom better than Rittich? Of course! But there weren't many games during the regular season last year where there were losses directly attributable to goaltending in my opinion. But, were there numerous nights where the top line, specifically Monahan and Gaudreau, were outplayed? In my opinion, there were many. Its for that reason, that I simply don't believe Treliving has addressed the specific needs of this team (at least yet).