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Originally Posted by Goriders
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.
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This team definitely doesn't look done. If Kylington signs there are too many bodies on D, and only 2 proven top 4 D.
Vladar and Wolf are a huge gamble because of Vladar's surgery in the offseason.
There are a bunch of middle 6 wingers, and rumors we might add more(Debrusk, Duclair, Zucker).
Personally, I think that the interest in Mangiapane, Kuzmenko, Sharangovich, and Coleman will peak 1-2 weeks into free agency after most UFAs are signed, and leading up to the TD.
There were also rumors that Conroy is looking to overpay for free agents on short term deals. Which could be a good way to generate assets, if he intends to flip them. Monahan 1yr x $7.5M anyone? Or maybe Tanev at 1yr x $7M? Anyway, It's going to be a fun off season full of speculation.