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bubbsy · 10-14-2020, 10:34 AM

It's another offseason, where the flames exited the playoffs with decent goaltending, and a mediocre (then better this past year) defensive performance in the first round elimination.

The BIGGEST question media and fans were left asking again, are monahan and gaudreau good enough to be the primary offensive drivers of 5on 5 offence during the tight checking part of the hockey calendar?

I think most have already come to their own conclusion that the answer is No. The next question is can this team still win by simply trying to improve the d/goaltending and a less drastic change up front (ie. Bringing in a new top6 rw). It sure feels like that's where this offseason is headed.

To me, that's basically arriving at the tough conclusion that this core is what it is, let's try to just make the playoffs again for another year or 2 before trying to rebuild the core.

As a fan, I'm not thrilled with this approach. We're the new Minnesota wild...

10-14-2020, 10:34 AM	#2832
bubbsy Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Exp:	It's another offseason, where the flames exited the playoffs with decent goaltending, and a mediocre (then better this past year) defensive performance in the first round elimination. The BIGGEST question media and fans were left asking again, are monahan and gaudreau good enough to be the primary offensive drivers of 5on 5 offence during the tight checking part of the hockey calendar? I think most have already come to their own conclusion that the answer is No. The next question is can this team still win by simply trying to improve the d/goaltending and a less drastic change up front (ie. Bringing in a new top6 rw). It sure feels like that's where this offseason is headed. To me, that's basically arriving at the tough conclusion that this core is what it is, let's try to just make the playoffs again for another year or 2 before trying to rebuild the core. As a fan, I'm not thrilled with this approach. We're the new Minnesota wild... Last edited by bubbsy; 10-14-2020 at 11:46 AM.