I honestly don’t think this team is that far off. They’d easily be in a playoff position if it weren’t for the goaltending. But they’re also not a powerhouse and I don’t see any easy way to fix that. You need elite players to be a legit Cup contender and the Flames just don’t have those.
With the contracts they have, they don’t have much choice but to roll most of the current lineup back. Use Lucic’s spot for Coronato maybe. If they want to keep him (and they should) they may need to sweeten things by at least letting him compete for an NHL position.
The only other change would be to dump Vladar and run with Wolf. Given the season he’s had I don’t think Vladar would fetch much unfortunately.
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