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dammage79 · 06-25-2022, 09:39 AM

It'll be an amazing thing to watch unfold as to how they'll attempt to replace Johnnys production. It'll be as moneyballers say, in the aggregate.

Because as far as things go positional, losing a LW isn't the worst thing in the world. Flames have players at RW that can move up to take Chuckys spot on RW and he reverts back to LW. Mangi has LW 2 locked up unless he goes super nutty on this next contract. And the Flames have more close to NHL ready LW than they do anything else on the farm. IMO, the reality is that if Johnny leaves they're losing a top line forward. I think they can find one out there, just can be a center or RW now as well.

IMO, sign/acquire a top 6 center and dump your dollars into Val Nichushkin.

06-25-2022, 09:39 AM	#4136
dammage79 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	It'll be an amazing thing to watch unfold as to how they'll attempt to replace Johnnys production. It'll be as moneyballers say, in the aggregate. Because as far as things go positional, losing a LW isn't the worst thing in the world. Flames have players at RW that can move up to take Chuckys spot on RW and he reverts back to LW. Mangi has LW 2 locked up unless he goes super nutty on this next contract. And the Flames have more close to NHL ready LW than they do anything else on the farm. IMO, the reality is that if Johnny leaves they're losing a top line forward. I think they can find one out there, just can be a center or RW now as well. IMO, sign/acquire a top 6 center and dump your dollars into Val Nichushkin. __________________ "Everybody's so desperate to look smart that nobody is having fun anymore" -Jackie Redmond Last edited by dammage79; 06-25-2022 at 09:45 AM.