Forwards
1st line: McKenna/Steinberg - Frost - Coronato
2nd line: Huberdeau - Andersson trade prospect/player - Gridin
3rd line: Honzek - Backlund - Sharangovich
4th line: Wyttenbach - Zary - Klapka
Extras: Reschny/Potter both start in AHL and eventually called up after Frost and Zary traded.
Defense:
Bahl-Parekh
Kuznetsov -Weegar
Kadri trade prospect/player - Bru
Extras: Pachal, Grushnikov
Goalies:
Wolf
Cooley/Sergeev (Cooley gets traded at trade deadline to make room for Sergeev after 1 1/2 stellar AHL seasons)
Andersson/Coleman/Kadri/Hanley moved by this trade deadline adding 3 1sts; 1- 2nd; a future 2C; future LD; 1-4th; cap dump
Farabee/Cap dump moved by 2027 trade deadline for 1st, 3rd
Frost/Zary/Cooley moved by 2028 trade deadline for 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Flames getting younger, better and still accumulating picks until 2030.
They miss 2027-28 playoffs and draft in top 10 but noone is bothered because Flames are young/dynamic/fun to watch again.
Conroy extended for third time.
2028-29 Playoff bubble team with the addition of one or two additional high draft picks into roster. Backlund scores the game winner in game 82 to sneak into playoffs. Wolf steals a playoff round against a top team.
Backlund announces retirement immediately after 2nd round playoff exit.
By 2029 legit contender mostly because Wolf is Vezina caliber in his prime, D is solid and enough offense from young core/stellar PP.
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