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Calgary4LIfe · 05-15-2025, 09:53 PM

I don't think we can conclusively say where this team is at right now. I think it can go either way next season.

2015 was one hell of a fun season too, but it quickly went away the following year. Will the Flames continue to exceed expectations next season? Or will they fall back similarly to the early portion of the Gaudreau-Monahan era, that ended with the drafting of Tkachuk? One of the common complaints from that timeline was that Treliving made moves too quickly in thinking that the rebuild was further ahead than it really was. That team - at least from the 2015 and without the benefit of hindsight - might have been further ahead in some ways. Superstar player in Gaudreau, Monahan a #1C, Bennett projecting as a #1C, Giordano and Brodie being a completely dominant pairing. Backlund turning into "Mr. Selke". Ferland being a monster.

Strange things can happen. I am waiting for this off-season's moves to figure out what direction I think this team goes. I really don't see them signing a top-end UFA - unless they are significantly overpaying, which is never really a good thing.

I personally think that Conroy had a plan last off-season, and he will stick to the same plan this off-season. I don't think one season where expectations were exceeded will change his plan (whatever that plan may be). He has seen seasons of 'exceeded expectations' followed-up with 'did not meet expectations'. It isn't just the Flames - plenty of teams do this. Vancouver year-to-year lately. Nashville is a good example. Was last season the outlier? Or the baseline?

I guess we will see what Conroy thinks if he trades Andersson for futures and just signs a few depth players. Maybe he adds to the roster significantly. Maybe he subtracts.

There are too many forwards on the team, and ARGUABLY not enough defencemen (depending on what you see in Solovyov, Kuznetsov, Poirier, Brzustewicz, and especially as to how dominant (or not) you see Parekh this upcoming season.

05-15-2025, 09:53 PM	#327
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	I don't think we can conclusively say where this team is at right now. I think it can go either way next season. 2015 was one hell of a fun season too, but it quickly went away the following year. Will the Flames continue to exceed expectations next season? Or will they fall back similarly to the early portion of the Gaudreau-Monahan era, that ended with the drafting of Tkachuk? One of the common complaints from that timeline was that Treliving made moves too quickly in thinking that the rebuild was further ahead than it really was. That team - at least from the 2015 and without the benefit of hindsight - might have been further ahead in some ways. Superstar player in Gaudreau, Monahan a #1C, Bennett projecting as a #1C, Giordano and Brodie being a completely dominant pairing. Backlund turning into "Mr. Selke". Ferland being a monster. Strange things can happen. I am waiting for this off-season's moves to figure out what direction I think this team goes. I really don't see them signing a top-end UFA - unless they are significantly overpaying, which is never really a good thing. I personally think that Conroy had a plan last off-season, and he will stick to the same plan this off-season. I don't think one season where expectations were exceeded will change his plan (whatever that plan may be). He has seen seasons of 'exceeded expectations' followed-up with 'did not meet expectations'. It isn't just the Flames - plenty of teams do this. Vancouver year-to-year lately. Nashville is a good example. Was last season the outlier? Or the baseline? I guess we will see what Conroy thinks if he trades Andersson for futures and just signs a few depth players. Maybe he adds to the roster significantly. Maybe he subtracts. There are too many forwards on the team, and ARGUABLY not enough defencemen (depending on what you see in Solovyov, Kuznetsov, Poirier, Brzustewicz, and especially as to how dominant (or not) you see Parekh this upcoming season.