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Originally Posted by ComixZone
No, I disagree.
The Flames should absolutely keep Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Mangiapane because they are all good players and they drive the team forward.
You can’t discard good players because you’re stuck with bad players or paying mediocre ones too much money. The GM has to find a way to offload his makes/under-performers (and better yet, don’t pay them in the first place). If he can’t do that, then he shouldn’t have his job.
The moment we lose one of Tkachuk/Gaudreau/Mangiapane, then we immediately need to replace that player. This team doesn’t have top-six wingers just sitting around waiting to get into the lineup.
Every year we see teams somehow figure out how to manage difficult cap situations without ejecting their best players.
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Nobody thinks any of our guys aren’t good players.
They all play the same position, and it happens to be the least valuable position on the ice.
They won’t be able to acquire the centre this group needs, because Jack Eichel is no longer available.
A core of Eichel, Gaudreau, Tkachuk and Lindholm is something you can build around. You figure out how to make that work.
Tkachuk, Lindholm, and Mangiapane? (I’m assuming Johnny is gone, unless this team makes it to at least the 3rd round)
Blow it up. Stop building around wingers. Start building around centres.
A plurality of the fan base was on board with this before Sutter got here. Darryl’s impact can’t be understated. But he also isn’t enough to overcome a glaring lack of star power, specifically at the centre ice position.
Since they wouldn’t pay to acquire a star centre, they have no choice but to draft one - it’s really hard to draft one in the middle of the 1st round.
So what are we holding out for?
Punt already.