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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I've seen the Flames improve "on paper" too many times and fall flat on their faces to be overly confident about how good they might be next season.
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It's undeniable they have improved their depth and goaltending.
But my big concern is that this core group has gotten totally stale and could take a big step back. A change to that group could have totally energized the remaining players and maybe changed the dynamic.
I really like the young depth on D, and that's probably my area of greatest excitement. But that is tempered with the belief that we really don't have any elite defensemen to start the year. You do a ranking of best D in the league and you're getting rather deep in the list before a Flames comes up. Hopefully Andersson or Valimaki (or Hanifin) grow into that.
I sure am ready to get the season started. Really can't stand to read any more arguments about Sam Bennett.