Not as badly played a game as the score would have one believe, but I can't shake the feeling that - even with Sutter - this team is primed for - and would benefit from - some serious roster changes.
They just strike me as a team that reached its zenith a couple of years ago, plateaued, and will only trend slowly downward now. Better to cash in the chips they have and buy into a new table before they find themselves skint.
The Flames have lots of nice pieces, and I'm still optimistic that with the Seattle disruption and the flat salary cap that there are some good deals to be made out there. Two or three major changes might be all it takes to rebuild this team in the right direction.
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