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Originally Posted by transplant99
A little perspective.
Yeah they had trouble offensively last year that would have been hard to see coming after the previous season, but defensively (and goaltending) were a bigger concern and both those were addressed.
The year previous though, the team finished 2nd IIRC in the entire league in goals for, so there was literally no reason to add at that point.
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There was plenty of reason to explore changes, even minor ones as this is something all the high end teams do. Top clubs are never satisfied and always looking to add. For starters, even in the season where the Flames finished 2nd, they collapsed badly down the stretch and into the playoffs, resulting in another lackluster result when they were completely outclassed by the Avalanche.
Spin it however you want to, but the bottom line is that this group hasn't done anything when it matters. If Tre has been shopping Monahan and hasn't been able to get it done, it suggests his evaluation of a really bad player is just way too high (see Bennett for similar evidence).