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Originally Posted by gvitaly
There's absolutely no way that Martinez gets more than a 2 year deal. I also doubt he makes more than $2.5M. it would be a silly signing IMO.
I hope the Flames sign Duclair to a shorter term, and stay away from Stephenson altogether.
Duchene strikes me as a future Flame. 3 x $7.5M.
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I don’t disagree with what you have said. The Flames have added a ton of young D as well as picks. They seem to have chosen their path in net.
They need work at getting younger at center and get some direction on the wing. There are a lot if older players up front. Kadri, Huberdeau, Backlund, Mangiapane, Coleman. I’d bet Magiapane or Coleman are leaving somehow this year. They need to make room for guys like Coronato if he keeps progressing.
If the window they are looking for is 3-4 years from now I think the trend looks good on D and in net. But not up front. Some work to do there. I agree your path might be correct. Bridge players until drafted players are ready. Because I don’t see any first or second liners in the AHL. Especially at center unless they move Zary there. I see Sharangovich as a better fit on the wing.
Duchene would fit that bill. First or second line center for 2-3 seasons. Bumps Sharongovich back to the wing. Not sure you’d need to do much more. We have a lot of forwards if that happens and they need to start finding some young centers. That the big hole I see in the plan. Younger top two centers and some direction on the wing.
Gut feel is there are more moves coming in the next 3 weeks or so. It’ll be very interesting to see what happens.