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Calgary4LIfe · 03-17-2021, 11:49 AM

I think Treliving should acquire a RHS RW who fits with the program. Is Rackell a good fit? I don't know, but he is likely going to be expensive. Find a large-bodied north-south guy. Ritchie is fitting-in well right now, and he had a season in Dallas that looked like he was about to break-out and would become the player that Dallas hoped he would be. However, he has consistently put up 4th line offensive numbers. I like him on the Gaudreau-Monahan line right now, but he is really just a placeholder.

I would say his brother Nick would be a better fit, but I don't imagine Boston is going to let him go (and he is a LHS anyway). However, what about Charlie Coyle? Big, decent skater, decent hands, RHS, and has put up decent numbers before (not great, but very decent). I wonder if he is expendable in Boston right now.

Maybe buy-low on some of the players in Buffalo - Hall and Reinhart are going to be expensive, while Eichel and Cozens are going to be very costly. Maybe there are other players to pick from there. Tage Thompson? 6'7" RHS, but hasn't been great (to put it mildly). Eric Staal might be a good fit, though I am not sure he would want to be in Calgary, and at 36 years of age, it will be spending more assets on a short-term solution. I know this will never happen, and I will get roasted for even bringing this up, but Curtis Fricken Lazar might be a good fit here. LoL North - South player with wheels, plays physical, very hard worker and good attitude - and a RHS. Never gonna happen - I can't imagine Treliving is going to spend assets on him twice.

Maybe the answer isn't a high-profile guy. Maybe the Flames should look for a larger than average (doesn't have to be huge) player who plays physical, has good skating ability, and decent hands (maybe a younger guy who hasn't broken out yet, or someone who has hit 15 goals a few times already, but is buried somewhere).

I would say Reinhart would probably be a poor fit - really smart kid and he is talented, and he is used to being a support player on the line - but he is not fast enough.

03-17-2021, 11:49 AM	#9284
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I think Treliving should acquire a RHS RW who fits with the program. Is Rackell a good fit? I don't know, but he is likely going to be expensive. Find a large-bodied north-south guy. Ritchie is fitting-in well right now, and he had a season in Dallas that looked like he was about to break-out and would become the player that Dallas hoped he would be. However, he has consistently put up 4th line offensive numbers. I like him on the Gaudreau-Monahan line right now, but he is really just a placeholder. I would say his brother Nick would be a better fit, but I don't imagine Boston is going to let him go (and he is a LHS anyway). However, what about Charlie Coyle? Big, decent skater, decent hands, RHS, and has put up decent numbers before (not great, but very decent). I wonder if he is expendable in Boston right now. Maybe buy-low on some of the players in Buffalo - Hall and Reinhart are going to be expensive, while Eichel and Cozens are going to be very costly. Maybe there are other players to pick from there. Tage Thompson? 6'7" RHS, but hasn't been great (to put it mildly). Eric Staal might be a good fit, though I am not sure he would want to be in Calgary, and at 36 years of age, it will be spending more assets on a short-term solution. I know this will never happen, and I will get roasted for even bringing this up, but Curtis Fricken Lazar might be a good fit here. LoL North - South player with wheels, plays physical, very hard worker and good attitude - and a RHS. Never gonna happen - I can't imagine Treliving is going to spend assets on him twice. Maybe the answer isn't a high-profile guy. Maybe the Flames should look for a larger than average (doesn't have to be huge) player who plays physical, has good skating ability, and decent hands (maybe a younger guy who hasn't broken out yet, or someone who has hit 15 goals a few times already, but is buried somewhere). I would say Reinhart would probably be a poor fit - really smart kid and he is talented, and he is used to being a support player on the line - but he is not fast enough.