A lot of positive moves, and a lot of questions marks in terms of Risto and goalies bouncing back. Not looking good for Frost and York to start with the team, but I'm really excited for this new year!
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They took risks. It could blow up easily. But they didn't sit on their hands. You can hate the moves but I'll give them credit for taking their swings.
As explained by GM Fletcher, it wasnt about "getting better" as much as it was about changing chemistry and culture. Something most here would agree the Flames needed......at minimum.
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“We just can’t keep bringing the same players back,’' Fletcher said in a media Zoom call after the conclusion of Saturday’s NHL Entry Draft. “And expect different results. We had to make changes this year. The players we added I would call high energy, competitive people. How often have we talked about our slow starts over the past two or three years?’'
“We need some juice, we need some energy,’' Fletcher said. “We need to change the mood in the room. It’s nothing against the players we had here before, it’s about trying to create a new group, a new leadership group. New chemistry. All these guys, besides being good hockey players, bring a lot of those qualities, bring experience and professionalism to our roster.’'
“We had a very disappointing season last year and we never seemed to get going,’' Fletcher said during an interview on NHL Network. “It seemed to be a malaise, almost, over the team all year. At the end of the season, we sat down and we really broke down our team. We just felt we couldn’t bring the same group of players back and expect different results.’'
^^ Geez, that is kind of on point how the Flames have been the past couple seasons, right down to the slow starts. Wish our GM had the balls to make changes like that and come out and say it like it is.
^^ Geez, that is kind of on point how the Flames have been the past couple seasons, right down to the slow starts. Wish our GM had the balls to make changes like that and come out and say it like it is.
I'd be pretty upset if the Flames made the equivalent moves that the Flyers did this off season.
