Only time will tell whether Tre did well
I don’t like it, on the whole, myself, but hope I will.
Goaltending: Markstrom has average numbers over his career, and a good last season. He could be awesome and I hope he is.
Last year, goaltending didn’t kill the team in general. They had other coachable issues including their transition game
Just because Talbot let in a few quick ones didn’t mean he was going to continue, the fake was 3-3, and pulling him for ice cold Rittich was a coaching blunder of magnificent proportion
D: The Flames lost a top 2, mobile D that when paired with Gio elevates him to Norris caliber, plus a top 4 stay at home guy that plays a physical style with a short shelf life, who was shredded by Colorado, and followed it up with a stinker of a season. Tanev is an upgrade on the top 4 guy and a downgrade on Brodie
I got a kick out of some guy that posted an OT goal by Tanev and implied people don’t know what we are getting. Based on many years data, a guy good for 60 out of the 80 games, who peaked at 20 points. And is on the wrong side of 30 for the style he plays
People penciling in Valimaki is great if you like hope as a strategy. He projects to be good, but they need something sure on the ice now, not a year of development
F: Well at least Tre signed future Forever a Flame and crowd favourite Zac Rinaldo
I get that people like to very often point to goaltending as a problem, and don’t have full confidence that the incremental upgrade to Markstrom is enough to offset the downgrades up front
Two years ago the Flames won the division and got rolled by Colorado. Smith played well, the skaters got shredded. With the new style they adopted at the all star break. The pieces were there then, and this team has only gotten worse outside of goaltending. So either the coaches figure out how to win with the roster, or you count on career average (but last year impressive) Markstrom on being the next coming of Kipper.
I’ve seen too many seasons since 2004 to be dancing on the roof with this off season
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