So what does our Future look like?

[ThatOneFlamesFan]

I'm assuming there will be more trades. But as of this instant, what are we going to look like next year? Any prospects making the full time jump? Who is sticking around out of the vets, it'd be nice to keep one around.

I figure this is our team next year.

Hudler - Backlund - Cervenka
Baertschi - Byron - Horak
Bouma - Reinhart - Neimsz
Aliu - Begin - McGrattan (Need the Grit to protect our rookies)


Brodie - Giordano
Breen - Wideman
???? - ????


Karri Ramo
Mac D


I expect more pieces to come from trades involving players no longer on my team, but with what we got, that's the best we got capable of stepping up next year.

Of course, eventually we have Gaudreau, Jank and Hank Owski, Sieloff and Agostino, but we have no idea when they'll all be in NHL ready. What would be the ideal line ups if all of our prospects were NHL ready for next season?

Baertschi - Jankowski - Horak
Bouma - Backlund - Gaudreau
Howse - Agostino - Hanowski
Aliu - Byron - Granlund
Bancks

Brodie - Sieloff
Breen - Lamb
Ramage - Wotherspoon
Martin


Ramo
Gillies

Something like that? Interesting future.

[Jbo]

I don't know what it will be, but I think we will be going into this draft with 3 1st round picks which will be awesome

[Ashasx]

That is literally the worst team of all time.

Byron, Nemisz, Begin, and McGrattan should not be re-signed by the Flames. Waste of contract spots.

[Robbob]

I think you need to pencil in a couple roster spots from players picked up in the next couple drafts. I would expect the flames to have a couple top ten picks. If in three years we haven't added any impact players from the draft i expect a decade of futility.

[saskflames69]

You forgot to put Mackinnon as the second line centre.

[drPepper1]

4 more years being the young guns, $5 nose bleed tickets again, Flames will get dropped by sportsnet, and be back on channel 7. (not all games being broadcasted on tv)

[Badger Bob]

Great topic for discsussion...

Originally Posted by ThatOneFlamesFan

I figure this is our team next year.

Hudler - Backlund - Cervenka
Baertschi - Byron - Horak
Bouma - Reinhart - Neimsz
Aliu - Begin - McGrattan (Need the Grit to protect our rookies)


Brodie - Giordano
Breen - Wideman
???? - ????


Karri Ramo
Mac D

...but ridiculous trying to project the roster out, strictly based on who's left after this season. It should go without saying that there will be trades, promotions, demotions, injuries and cuts.

Getting back to the original question - the future should look a lot brighter after the org removes salary and start stockpiling some young talent. Not sure if the right personnel are in place for such a task, but this project should've been undertaken sooner. They should've stopped trying to con the public into thinking that the Flames were a player or two from real contention.

Everybody's available for the right price. A couple of 1st rounders, including one high 1st rounder, should make this the most interesting off-season in years.

Next year, it will be a young team, that won't win much. Then, bodies can be added. With that approach, it's possible to improve to a decent squad within 2-3 years, maybe sooner with a deft GM making the right moves.

[TSXCman]

Originally Posted by drPepper1

4 more years being the young guns, $5 nose bleed tickets again, Flames will get dropped by sportsnet, and be back on channel 7. (not all games being broadcasted on tv)

Cheap home games and dome beer? sounds good.

Can watch the Pens on TV after.

[Vinny01]

The next week will tell a lot. I a, not pencilling in those prospects from the Pens anytime soon. I think they play in Utica next year but hoping for the best.

I am just hoping we hit 2 jackpots with Johnny and Janko. If we do our chances to turn it around improve drastically

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by ThatOneFlamesFan

I'm assuming there will be more trades. But as of this instant, what are we going to look like next year? Any prospects making the full time jump? Who is sticking around out of the vets, it'd be nice to keep one around.

I figure this is our team next year.

Hudler - Backlund - Cervenka
Baertschi - Byron - Horak
Bouma - Reinhart - Neimsz
Aliu - Begin - McGrattan (Need the Grit to protect our rookies)


Brodie - Giordano
Breen - Wideman
???? - ????


Karri Ramo
Mac D

Dude, that's not even a cap floor team lol . . . We're not exactly bleeding money here - we can actually afford NHL'ers . . .

[fanman]

Too hard to tell what this team with look like until after the draft. I suspect that some players may not be moved until closer to draft day.

[the_only_turek_fan]

With compliance buyouts coming and a ton of cap space the Flames will look radically different in October.

[The Swedish Flame]

Originally Posted by Badger Bob

a deft GM making the right moves.

Yeah, about that...

[dino7c]

Flames will be adding players with the cap space, mid range guys

[kyuss275]

As others have said, there is no way that the "original posters team" is the one iced in September.

[Freeway]

Speculating prior to April 3 is a waste of time.
Speculating on April 4 is a fruitful endeavour.

[$ven27]

The OP's proposed team would rival the 70's Caps for worst all time team.

[LouCypher]

Overstock your D-core with good defensmen and always keep it overstocked and the future will look brighter. You will always have a hard to find commodity and can deal from a position of strength. Get a franchise Center through the draft this year or next, most the other pieces on the team are now moving parts to be used to find pieces that fit better long term. Not sure what else to say so much could happen.

[ComixZone]

“From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”

...this is going to be a long rebuild!

Baertschi is a good start. Longshot prospects like Gaudreau and Jankowski need to be developed properly - and 3 or 4 picks in the top 60 this summer will be very important.

Hard to say what our future looks like...because it's largely not yet drafted. Over the next 2-3 years, we need to be drafting 3 to 4 times in the first two rounds - which I think is possible given our current roster and their contract statuses.

[FusionX]

I think our future outlook depends a lot on how the rest of this year goes. I hate cheering on tanking and I can't bring myself to hope for the Flames to lose... but I have suddenly become fans of oh say, Colorado, Florida, Philly, Tampa, Buffalo, Washington, Carolina (damn, there are so many bad teams this year... seriously, how are there any teams lower than us in the standings?).

As for the line-up next year... we would get destroyed with the OP's line-up and I really don't think that's a good way to go. There has to be a good mix of vets and rookies but I am all for dismantling the core. With Iggy gone, that's definitely started so that's a good first step IMO.