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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I have been meaning to address this...
Everyone is in agreement that the Flames' #1 need is a right-shot C. No debate there.
But what they also need is an upgrade on their D, with another puck-moving defenseman. Yes, the forward group lacks offensive finish. But part of the problem is also an inability to move the puck up-ice quick enough. It's Weegar, Andersson, then crickets.
Add a defenseman that solidifies the D-core a bit, and helps the transition game, and every forward in the top 9 becomes more productive.
Yes, we need Sharangovich and Kuzmenko to pick it up. But look at the points from the blueline: 75 pts this year (on pace for 134), vs last year when they had 193.
I once ran some numbers on points from the back-end and the gist of it was that playoff teams are over 150 (14-16 of the playoff teams each year) , and non-playoff teams are under 150.
I think that adding a decent Dman would be as impactful for this team as adding a right-shot C.
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They should give Barrie a try with Weegar then. Hanley and Miromanov haven’t been great and haven’t been that type of puck moving defenceman in the past.
I can’t see the Flames getting anyone better than Barrie at a cost less than a 3rd round pick and I’m definitely not interested in doing that.
They should also give Solo a shot too. And when I say a shot, I mean play him with Weegar and see what he can do. Don’t play him in the 3rd pairing with Pachal or Bean, play Solo with Weegar.