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Originally Posted by Bonded
I’m actually not sure I buy they are playoffs or bust next year especially if they trade Markstrom which it sounds like is happening. The Flames basically need to make playoffs or get a bottom ten pick next season and they aren’t making the playoffs with a bottom 5 defense group and middling forward group.
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This, and there's pretty much excess already in the forward group. What you see is more or less what you get when you factor in the long-term contracts. And it's just not a forward group that screams playoff team (or even close) to me.
Lose your Vezina caliber goaltender, and potentially add a D, but that doesn't move the needle much.
It's hard to even squint and see potential playoff team with this group.