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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
So if you're downplaying analytics and saying the eye test is iffy the past 2 years, what are you relying on to say Monahan will rebound?
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Sutter coming in and for a full season with a schedule that will be somewhat normal to what we are all used to levels the playing field again IMO and shouldn’t be taken lightly. This is a roster that is easily better than what Sutter had to work with his first time around and that has me beyond excited. There is a lot of talk about some of our young core talent as if they are over the hill when in actuality they are in the middle of their primes. Add to that the fact that Gaudreau and Mangiapane will be in contract years and a team that is markedly stronger in every aspect aside from the loss of Gio and the stalling of Andersson/Valimaki (again Peters meltdown and then covid was a tough run) than that team that was on fire before the all star break two seasons ago and yea I might just be a little optimistic about the upcoming year.
Do I entertain all the trade fervour around here regarding Eichel and Tkachuk/St.Louis?? I do because I’m a fan and I’d love to see that excitement if it happens for the Flames but if we ended up going through to start the season with the makings of what we currently have I truly feel like the Flames could surprise people. No one is giving them any chance in the main media and around here it’s as if players like Monahan are 4th line plugs on a sinking ship. It’s not even close to being that bad.