Offense actually doesn't look too bad. It's nice to see depth in all three spots even though the Flames are still missing a natural RW for the first line. Lots of solid two-way players as well.
This year, the Flames are going to live and die by the gaping hole in the top 4 D.
Sutter usually runs his best d a lot though. I wouldn't be surprised to see him effectively running five d every game (Hanifin, Tanev, Andersson, Valimaki, and Zadorov) with Gudbranson only out there for 10-15 mins/game to give the guys an occasional breather and punch some faces.
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