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Originally Posted by Wolven
They are trying to embrace the tank?!?
I think the plan was to tank this year and next as a part of the retool and so most of my armchair GM thoughts try to keep this in mind that we want to hit big in the 2025 & 2026 drafts. 2025 won't have the top end pick that we want but 2026 can still happen.
But for this to really happen, I think the Flames need to get a tiny bit worse and, probably more importantly, the Sharks, Blackhawks, Ducks all need to stop tanking and the Preds, Kraken, UHC, and Canucks all need to stop sucking (because I do not think the second batch of teams meant to tank). The West just had too many teams in the basement for there to be room for another.
I think the best way for the Flames to get worse is to
1) Trade Andersson but only for futures / prospects
2) Let our UFAs walk
3) Fill all of the spots from within the system
4) Stretch goal - Trade Coleman
Huberdeau-Kadri-Sharangovich
Zary-Frost-Coronato
Farabee-Backlund-Klapka
Lomberg-Kerins-Pospisil
Stromgren
Bahl - Weegar
Solovyov - Pachal
Kuznetsov - Parekh
Bean
Wolf
Cooley
I think this roster gets the tank going more successfully. However, I doubt Conroy goes down this path. I think Vladar is going to get another contract, I doubt Coleman gets dealt, and I would guess that the Flames sign a LD in July to avoid that group that I just typed out. I also hope that in either scenario that the offer sheet goes out to Bourque.
Huberdeau-Kadri-Sharangovich
Zary-Frost-Coronato
Farabee-Bourque*- Pospisil
Lomberg-Backlund-Coleman
Klapka
Bahl - Weegar
Provorov* - Pachal
Solovyov - Parekh
Bean
Wolf
Vladar
I think that roster would be a minor upgrade on this year's.
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Provorov will probably get 6 to 7 years for way too much money. I like adding a veteran dman, but think we need someone that won't command big money with term. Maybe Brian Dumoulin?
Maybe try and sign Ryan Lindgren if the contract isn't too expensive.
We don't need to be in on any big time players, they will be too pricey.