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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Treliving believes you can win with good defensemen
Problem is he can’t identify good, then he ran out of time. By the time he found the starting goalie his top pairing is gone.
He never really add to the forward core except for Lindholm and it’s also maybe too late as big contract demands are coming
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Yeah, no question things didn't line up great. But he also went for 1B type goalies and inexperienced coaches which probably held us back a bit too. When he finally understood what he needed to do in the crease and behind the bench, that strength on defense was lost (mind you i think there are good future pieces there now).
You can build around defense and goaltending but without a gamebreaker or two up front there's no point in playing prevent hockey. You need someone that can reliably crack the scoresheet at least once a game.
Our top guys have become more streaky and less consistent, so there are a number of nights when we look just ####in anemic when it comes to scoring goals.
This is also why not getting Eichel at a potentially discounted rate is unnacceptable to me. Whichever team picks him up is undoubtedly going to help themselves. We need to be that team.