Some other things I jotted down:
Goaltending - Smith was great after new years, after a poor start. More teams are moving to tandems. BT is a big Rittich fan, will re-sign Rittich and find someone to work with him. Smith is interested in coming back but the overall cap situation needs to be considered. As far as goalies in our system, Gillies had a tough first part of the season but was good after February. Parsons had a challenging year. BT thinks the strategy to develop a goalie from within is to have lots of them in the system, hence signing the russian.
Team speed - Flames were a pressure team all season, Avs were just as fast and the Flames got "spooked". Didn't maybe make the right adjustments. Team needs to be quicker, BT mentioned both foot speed and puck speed as separate issues.
I did get the vibe from his trade to improve up front comments and his comments on our defensive depth that one of our D pieces is in play.
Coaching - BT is solid on our coaching staff. Talked about improvements Ward made to PP. Sounds like status quo.
They seem high on Milos Roman, called him a cerebral centre. He will be going back to Vancouver Giants as an over-age import, Vancouver's GM confirmed he will use up the two spots for him. Will be captain next season.
BT figured only two players exceeded expectations in the playoffs, Smith and Bennett. The rest belonged "in a different bucket".
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