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Originally Posted by blankall
If it were up to me, all the vets would be gone. You could not only likely get a great set of futures for Andersson, but the defence without Andersson would be so abysmal, the Flames would almost certainly get a very high draft pick in 2025.
However, the organization's plan is for a quick rebuild. Andersson was a bit of a late bloomer and is still getting better. The Flames' current plan is likely to start buying again in the offseason in 2025. Rasmus will be expected to be a main part of the defence then.
I could also see the Flames doing something totally wild, like skewering the rebuild by trading Anderson for a win-now forward piece. I don't see them trading him for futures though.
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The Flames are already going to get a very high 1st round pick next year.
They’re going to be running with Dustin Wolf and Dan Vladar in net - Wolf needs to see a metric #### ton of rubber next year to set himself up for a decade’s worth of elite play.
After Andersson and Weegar, the defense is entirely comprised of wildcards and waiver fodder.
The forwards are going to struggle to generate offense at 5v5 because they are not, as a group, fast enough.
The powerplay could be elite, when it has the chance to operate.
Whoever they pick at 9 isn’t going to make the team this year.
Honzek isn’t going to make the team after losing a full year of development to injury.
For the third year in a row, we will enter camp wondering what kind of impact Pelletier will have.
Is Zary an NHL C? We’ll have all year to find out.
I’m expecting a lot of 5-4/4-3 losses, and a top-5 selection.