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Savvy27 · 02-03-2022, 01:46 PM

They should be buyers. Use the 1st if a player like Giroux or Hertl is available. If not, Kessel is a player that they can probably get with their 2nd+. The Flames need a top 9 RW who can chip in and it would be a bonus if they could help PP2 and have playoff experience. Toffoli is better at this point but the extra years make a tough offseason even tougher to manage so Kessel would be my target.

Gaudreau Lindholm Tkachuk
Mangiapane Backlund Coleman
Dube Monahan Kessel
Lucic Ruzicka Lewis/Ritchie

With limited cap space, I don't think they should spend it on a defenseman. No need to mess with the top 4 and the third pair has size they will want in the playoffs.

Overall, the Flames were built for the playoffs from the start and have one glaring weakness to be shored up. Hopefully postseason success will help with negotiations.

02-03-2022, 01:46 PM	#43
Savvy27 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Sep 2002 Exp:	They should be buyers. Use the 1st if a player like Giroux or Hertl is available. If not, Kessel is a player that they can probably get with their 2nd+. The Flames need a top 9 RW who can chip in and it would be a bonus if they could help PP2 and have playoff experience. Toffoli is better at this point but the extra years make a tough offseason even tougher to manage so Kessel would be my target. Gaudreau Lindholm Tkachuk Mangiapane Backlund Coleman Dube Monahan Kessel Lucic Ruzicka Lewis/Ritchie With limited cap space, I don't think they should spend it on a defenseman. No need to mess with the top 4 and the third pair has size they will want in the playoffs. Overall, the Flames were built for the playoffs from the start and have one glaring weakness to be shored up. Hopefully postseason success will help with negotiations.