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Originally Posted by ComixZone
It did not take Johnny a year.
The moment Johnny, Chucky, and Lindy got put together it clicked. That happened in Sutter’s 1st season back at the end of the season.
There’s no light that went on with Johnny. It was linemates. The Flames combined two elite wingers with a good centre. Johnny and Chucky elevated Lindy’s offensive game, and we got what we got.
The team is fatally flawed.
- No elite centre
- No elite defenceman
- No elite goalie
- Our elite offensive winger is having a terrible season. He could bounce back (I think he will), but the team isn’t winning with only 1 (potential) elite player in the least important position
Fatally flawed.
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Lindholm is still flirting with a point per game despite playing with a career 2nd liner (on pace for a career year) and a career bottom 6 player who will shatter his career totals. He is not a top 5 franchise center but still an elite player in my opinion. Kadri and Backlund are producing solid numbers for a 2nd and 3rd line C.
Ultimately if this team could add a legit winger on the Kadri line they would be among the deepest forward groups in the league. Their top line is cheap and their third line is expensive but one of the strongest lines in the league when playing together.
If Markstrom and Huberdeau were playing to their elite ability this team is clearly in 1st place in the pacific and the contender everyone thought they would be before the season started.