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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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This is my position as well- I posted something similar a few days ago. We’re not as far away from a complete rebuild as some believe IMO. That young #1C still eludes us. I believe we have enough talent in the pipeline to potentially fill every position, on every line, and each pairing in the coming years- we’re just bridging the gap right now.