With the fall off of Gaudreau and Monahan and Gio and basically the whole of the core I would guess that the team needs mentally stronger players.
Monahan when drafted by the Flames went off and put on weight and came to training camp ready to play in the NHL. That was an enormous accomplishment that required an extreme focus and dedication to the game
Fast forward 8 years and 31 million dollars USD it appears the drive is gone.
The bulk of the Flames roster is populated by extremely financially secure people.
The hardest working most engaged Flames imho seem to be Mangiapane, Dube and Lucic.
Mangiapane is close to reaching financially security. 3.3 M so far. If Dube were not to play in the NHL anymore he would likely have to go find a real job. Lucic is the consummate professional. He probably picked that up in Boston.
The coaches and management need to get the players to put the team first. That doesn't seem to be the case with the Flames.
Sutter knows the power of Team and will likely advise to bring in players that might not be as talented but more committed to team.
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