I think the absolute biggest issue of this team has been the need for timely goaltending and letting in groaners at the absolute worst time. Has our lack of scoring from the top 6 the past playoffs hurt us too? Undoubtedly but you can truly only win and go far in this league through exceptional goaltending and the Flames have gone out and done that this off-season while also replacing a top 4 D on the right side after losing two to free agency.
The Flames are looking to graduate some players on the D and our current forward group is crowded, I think the best way to go about augmenting the core is to land a guy like Perry who can help calm down this team in the tough moments of a series and finally help this core from getting in its own way. We have boatloads of talent up front and hopefully we can finally see it come together the right way.
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