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CorsiHockeyLeague · 08-18-2022, 04:54 PM

I think Gaudreau is slightly better than Huberdeau and Tkachuk is better than Kadri, but Kadri being a center covers some of that talent gap.

So the question is whether Weegar is a top 2 defenseman for this team. If he is, it's an upgrade overall, even though Gudbranson played over his head last year. If he's more of a 2nd pairing guy, then it's probably about a wash.

Most of whether the Flames will be worse, as good or better next year than last year is going to depend on Markstrom. It should probably go without saying, but a lot of people seem to be taking for granted that he'll be Vezina level again. You hope so, but you never know. Goalies are weird.

08-18-2022, 04:54 PM	#65
CorsiHockeyLeague Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2015 Exp:	I think Gaudreau is slightly better than Huberdeau and Tkachuk is better than Kadri, but Kadri being a center covers some of that talent gap. So the question is whether Weegar is a top 2 defenseman for this team. If he is, it's an upgrade overall, even though Gudbranson played over his head last year. If he's more of a 2nd pairing guy, then it's probably about a wash. Most of whether the Flames will be worse, as good or better next year than last year is going to depend on Markstrom. It should probably go without saying, but a lot of people seem to be taking for granted that he'll be Vezina level again. You hope so, but you never know. Goalies are weird. __________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno