First, complete overhaul of the coaching staff, no-one from the Flames coaching staff returns next year.
Re-Sign Stecher and Duehr.
Attempt to re-sign Phillips by offering a 1 way deal.
Let Lucic, Ritchie, Lewis and Stone walk.
Adress next years UFA's:
Backlund - make him available at the draft - picks and prospects preferred
Lindholm - get a feel for desire to stay, look to re-sign long term, if he's not for it, becomes TDL bait
Toffoli - same as Backlund
Hanifin - Same as Lindholm
Tanev - Same as Backlund
Zadorov - offer short term extension, 2-3 years at $3M or less, ride out the season
Trade Markstrom, use up to $2M in retention as incentive, or buy him out.
Since Huberdeau and Kadri are the future of the offense, need to build around them.
Huberdeau needs North/South shooters. Lindholm is the best current option as his center, and then a Left Shot RW.
Kadri needs speedy wingers that can retrieve missed shots and rebounds.
Dube should be the 3C, pair him with other hard nosed diggers who are responsible defensively.
Huberdeau(A)-Lindholm(C)-Mangiapane/Pelletier
Mangiapane/Pelletier-Kadri(A)-Phillips
Coleman-Dube-Coronato/Duehr
Ruzicka-Zary-Duehr/Coronato
Hanifin-Andersson(A)
Kylington-Weegar
Zadorov-Stecher
Wolf/Vladar
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