Khadri is more of a #2C than a #1C, and I wouldn’t count on that lasting more than another year or so. He’s old and he plays hard.
I wouldn’t count on Backlund being in the NHL beyond next year. My favourite Flame, but he’s already hit the wall, and is fading FAST.
Our C depth chart looks weak-to-middling right now. We’ve got probably one year before it becomes absolute bottom-tier.
Connie knows this though. He’ll hook us up.
If there’s anybody who deeply understands the reality of a pretty good centre trying to play as a #1C, it’s Conroy.
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