[dammage79]

We are all guilty of rememberberries with our players. But if there's any league where "what have you done for me lately" matters, it's the NHL.

If we had 2016 Monahan and 2016 Backlund we'd be the best team in hockey. Full stop.

We don't. We have one line and hopes of two more that just can't quite get rolling consistently.

There's Loyalty to your players and then there's whatever the Flames are doing.

I dont want to see Monahan or Backs leave, but seriously, the team needs them to be the best versions of themselves. And they aren't.

Look at Mangiapane, red hot for a third of the season and splat. Now the hounds are circling him too.

Flames need better forwards if only to compliment or better try and get key players rolling.

Maybe if we want to get Backlund rolling they put him back together with Chucky.

Maybe move Monny back to center Gaudreau and Lindholm. I dont know if those ideas are the answers but something needs to be done to give this team some impactful depth.

Because like others have said, the Richies, Pitlicks, Lewis's and Richardsons of this world aren't doing that. And sewering kids like Dube.

Lucic being the brightest spot out of the depth fws. I love but that can't be all there is to it.