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Originally Posted by dissentowner
You need 3 key pieces to be a consistent contender for a SC. You need a consistent good goalie, you need a true #1 D man, and you need a #1 centre. The Flames have a young elite goalie and at worst an elite #1 D man who might just end up generational in Wolf and Parekh. The Flames have an excellent prospect pool of good young wingers and d men. The only piece this team needs is an impact #1 C. That's it. They don't need to tear it down to the studs, they don't need 10 years of drafting in the top 5, they need one young impact centre. Getting that player without finishing bottom 5 and drafting him is the tricky part and I just don't see this roster being that bad anytime soon. So you need to wait for a chance to parlay those many prospects and picks into that player. It is the only realistic way it's happening.
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Well said good sir!
I feel much the same.
Weegar is one of the better defenders in the league.
Kadri is playing at first line levels in spite of age.
Huby is a top six so is scoronato. Sharky should be a top six i think he really struggled to return from injury. Frost will be better next year.
At camp next year we could have as many as 8 or 9 guys pushing for nhl jobs.
To me the center problem is everything. Kadri is playing well but aging, and their is a big gap between him and frost, who struggled sfter being traded and Backs who also is aging.
Just using him as an example but adding someone like a mctavish completely changes the lineup.
Mctavish …….. Kadri
Kadri …….. Backs
Frost …….. Frost
Backs …….. Warm body or maybe zary
One is a legitimate threat the other is some years will be better than others.
Get something that approximates a number one center it completely changes how the team looks.
If Andersson goes and a first is involved i say you throw the kitchen sink at acquiring a center under cc’s parameters. If it costs a first and griddin and mews or more. Do it.