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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
I like Markstrom, but do he and Tanev make up for all of Brodie, Stone, Gus, Forbort, Hamonic, Talbot, and Jankowski? I have doubts Tanev makes up for much more than Hamonic - keeping in mind I think terms like ‘intangibles’ and ‘defensive defenseman’ are just rationales and euphemisms people use for players who aren’t very good. I don’t see a lot to like in Tanev’s numbers.
Coaching is a huge question mark (at best) that Treliving failed to improve on, the depth has been gutted, and the forwards that completely flopped during gut check time are still intact. I have my worries that the Flames are just continuing to tread water here.
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I do wish something was done to shake up the forwards, but I'm not too worried about our D. We have an army of young guys ready to take the next step, and a group of guys waiting behind that. Stone, Forbort, and Hamonic (the possession black hole) have been replaced with faster, better puck-moving young Defensemen.