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Everybody trying to say it’s the system or the player - and I don’t think it’s either.

It’s a general lack of talent throughout the lineup, specifically top line talent.

Gaudreau sucked under Sutter too until paired with Tkachuk and Lindholm. There was no magical transition period - Sutter just put him with two other top players and chemistry clicked. Even if Huby and Lindy did find chemistry together it still wouldn’t be enough to make this a top team, as they’d be playing with someone significantly worse than Tkachuk or Gaudreau.

Lindy was the 3rd best player on his line and was made better by his line mates. Huberdeau benefitted from a good PP and getting to play behind Barkov’s line in a system with line mates that generated chances off the rush. It’s easy to see how bad of a fit this current system/roster is for a player who generates offense in that manner. Our PP is trash because it lacks other top talent (and deploys a lame strategy), and our even strength play is complete #%^* at generating offense on the rush (and any offense in general)

The Flames need more elite talent. We don’t have enough to build one true 1st line. So we can blame the player or the coach, but the reality is this team has a roster problem. It’s a #%^* team built on depth rather than top end skill - and in the NHL, top end skill wins the day.

It’s a bad roster.