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Originally Posted by Dion
The Flames are going to struggle all season as a middle of the league team. We don't have the elite talent to take us to the next level and must rely on a team effort to win games.
Offering Lindholm and Hannifan extensions would be a mistake IMO. We already have Huberdeau and Khadri on retirement contracts where their best years are behind them. We need to acquire some young talent or draft picks to grow with some of the youth we have in this lineup.
The start of the season so far hasn't been a surprise for me.
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Not surprising at all. It starts with a meddling owner that refuses to rebuild. Love Conroy, but he's the yes-man Murray wanted and as long as he refuses to rebuild, Conroy's hand are ultimately tied.
You get what you get when you go bargain bin hunting for a coach. I swore after Sutter was hired last time that I was fed up with the team failing to hire established NHL caliber coaches. Never again. I wish Huska the best, but he'll take a while to get the team's system down pact, if ever.
Kadri...woof. Mason Raymond, Brouwer, Neal should never even be mentioned in the same breath. This contract is...bad. Shades of a 33+ year old Iggy being expected to regain his youth of 10 years prior. Kadri is what he is; an aging vet on year 2/7 of his contract. Ouch. Just...ouch.
Can keep listing things out, but ultimately this is a middling team that will be strugglng all season long to keep their head above water most nights. Just have to hope it all comes together at some point. At least Markstrom looks great again. Hope to see the goalie situation rectified and Wolf brought up sooner than later.