As it looks through the first quarter of the season the Flames have a stud young goalie, a top 4 that looks like both Bahl and Miromanov are legitimate NHL dmen to my eye and Pachal looking like a solid reliable bottom pair dman and Zary and Coronato looking like they are legitimate top 6 forwards. I think Yegor will continue to find his scoring touch from last year as he rounds into form after missing the first couple weeks.
The rebuild ain’t done, but with what looks like a real strong draft class in 2024 and Suniev, Honzek and maybe even Morin looking like good prospects from 2023, the rebuild is a lot farther ahead than I thought it would be.
Add on 4 first round picks, 3 second round picks and 3 third round picks over the next two years and there is a lot to be hopeful for going forward.
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