1. There is no actual evidence that it's true, but if keeping Gaudreau is contingent on keeping Tkachuk then this team is handcuffed for a season or two (I don't think you should go into '24 with five important pending UFAs)
2.The sustainability of this build remains a massive question mark. Getting a high upside centre on ELC would have solved a ton of immediate and long term problems. Obviously we have no idea how that player would pan out...but most of us aren't totally confident in what we'll be getting from 13 and/or 19 over the next 1-8 years, either...
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Originally Posted by dino7c
Flames were one of the best teams in the NHL last season not scratching and clawing for a playoff round.
2 division titles the last 2 full NHL seasons
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Honest question - what is the relevance of the bolded? Were they going to shoot to the top of the division if they just had another 12-26 games to figure it out in the other seasons?