In a league where parity is normal and rare to have teams now totally top heavy, I feel the Flames have depth to compete. Where they need to change it up is to get rid of guys who aren't well conditioned, for guys at the very least who are average or better skaters. That's your starting point. So I'd dangle Neal, Monahan and Brodie as the three to change up. Perhaps Frolik can be dealt with a rookie to get a bigger guy as well. Lastly, I'd deal the 1st rounder with any of the above to get a solid top line upgrade. The rest for the most part I'd keep. You just have to have a variety of talents on the team, but the league is quickly moving to a mobile league as your starting point - speed is on trend, and if all 4 lines have it, it wears down other teams.
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