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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
March isn’t a C tho.
They have Chandler Stephenson as their current #1C.
I’m sure Glass/Krebs will end up there but for now they’ve rolled out middle six centres to go along with their elite wingers.
Minnesota and Vegas are getting by with great wingers, strong defence and goaltending, something I don’t think is far fetched to say we (could) have.
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I actually have thought about the Vegas model in that they don’t really have a #1 center yet are still an elite team and I’ve come to the conclusion that its ultimately their team speed and depth everywhere else in the lineup that helps them win.
They played a really similar style to the one Ward/Peters deployed here in which they want the team to be very connected, so regardless of who plays center or wing, they’re always positionally in a place to defend well and apply pressure.
The big difference between the Flames and Knights is speed. The Knights absolutely hound pucks with their relentlessness and team speed whereas the Flames are as slow as molasses. They can’t track back fast enough nor do they apply nearly enough pressure on the opposition in their own zone which ironically fed the opposition.
Treliving built this team to play like Vegas, but he did not pick the right horses to do so. They gas out half way into a lap whereas Vegas can run a whole lap at the same pace no problem. I’ve been complaining about team speed for an eternity here and its the same reason I’m still shocked Paul Byron was waived. He plays like a Vegas Golden Knight and we gave him away for nothing so we could build this confusingly slow team. The idea was similar, but the execution, no. That’s why we’re not Vegas, not even close.