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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
The point is the Flames replaced similar production players on the bottom 6. Of course it doesn’t fit your bottom 6 greatly improved narrative
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Production I agree our bottom 6 isn't any better than it was last year but they are going to be much tougher to play against. See NYI 4th line and how tough they are especially in the playoffs. Cizakas, Martin and Clutterbuck are one of the best 4th lines in the league but production numbers aren't anything special.
The Blues had a similar line when they won the cup.
The Flames are arguably better team overall but right now I'd say it's probably not enough to be a good enough team to be a contender. They are easily a much more physical team though and finally have a identity so it's possible that they could surprise everyone on how good they are.
Sometime not spending a stupid amount during the summer is a win too. Even if the Flames are a non-playoff team they have already done well at improving the prospect pool with guys like Coronato and Vlader voted as 2 of our top 5 prospects. Coleman contract has some risk but I believe that he will be a much better add then he is getting credit for right now.