[bigrangy]

Gaudreau A+ no explanantion needed
Monahan A+ he could be a better player if he carried the puck more and played more physical but relative to expectations he’s been unreal
Ferland A+ he’s done exactly what he’s needed to. would like to see him break some faces but I’ll take scoring
Tkachuk B- not generating as many dangerous chances as he’s used to, but still more than solid
Backlund C- not generating chances and also making some really lazy plays. he is way better than he has shown so far
Frolik B+ Frolik is Frolik, he’s gonna put up like 40 points and be good defensively. wish he could have a little more vision/patience in the offensive zone but that’s not who he is
Bennett D+ effort is there and he’s getting better, but I was expecting a breakout season when it’s been mostly a disaster. maybe playing with Brouwer ruined him, maybe he was just never good to begin with.
Jankowski B+ better than I expected but can still improve
Jagr A- unreal player, can’t believe it took until training camp to sign him.
Versteeg B- at times awful, at times pretty good, he is what he is and he is a net positive, though I question if Hamilton or Stone couldn’t do similar on the PP
Stajan C better than he’s being given credit for by a lot of people, I think he still has a place in this league but probably not for too much longer
Brouwer B- better than I expected but still really bad at hockey
Familton B he’s an ok hockey player, perfect injury fill in, always brings energy
Lazar C- wasn’t expecting much but I’m still disappointed

Gio C+ still the best the Flames have, but the brain farts have been a little more frequent than desired
Hamilton B- doing everything he needs to but not much more, he is better than he is playing
Brodie D+ either he’s way better than he’s shown or Gio seriously carried him for a few years, starting to unsure which is correct, point totals are nice though
Hamonic D- worst player on the team relative to expectations, hoping he turns it around, defensive abilities definitely exaggerated
Kulak A knew he was an NHLer but didn’t think he was this good
Stone C was hoping for more but he’s about as expected

Smith A+ Kind of sad that a guy with just-above-average-starter numbers is blowing away expectations but I certainly wasn’t expecting this, hopefully he keeps it up
Lack C- a little worse than expected, would have rather rolled the dice with Rittich but I knew that wasn’t gonna happen, not as bad as people make him out to be, but still not good