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Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ
Diss, are you alright? Genuine question.
I personally think the Flames score 3 goals or less most games because they are devoid of offensive talent. They have zero game breakers.
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The current Flames to me seem so close, but so far away. By that I mean, all the cogs are in place. They have the work ethic, goaltending, decent defense, and ok depth on forward. But they lack the motor... a true number 1 center. It's just so hard to get one outside of really high draft picks, and even then, you might need more than one shot to get one.
A lot of the forwards are underproducing right now and I suspect that lacking a top line center is a big part of that. Even just being better at faceoffs would probably add 0.5 goals per game and the team would have a few more wins.
I think it is very unlikely that Vancouver would trade Pettersson to us and I am also not convinced that part of the issue with him are his own hang ups, but if he is available, I think it could be the best chance to land a number 1 center without drafting one and it is looking more and more like this team isn't going to bottom right out. There is no denying his skill. As someone else mentioned, this team may have already reached its bottom point for the foreseeable future and it might be time to pivot and figure out how to get better now without going the lottery route.