Pick your Flames Booms and Busts for this year

[ricardodw]

Boom Hudler and Gaudreau ... they will really benefit from the Beef that the Flames have put around them. Gaudreau will put up the same sort of numbers (maybe a few more assists) as Monahan's rookie year but won't have the -21

Wideman gets an honorable mention as if he plays like he did for the first 22 games last year before he broke his hand the Flames as a team will do a lot better than expected.



Bust Stajan. Setoguchi (only for those who think he is San Jose Setoguchi rather than wild/Jet Setoguchi)

[FBI]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Ooops ... my picks

Boom: Backlund
Bust: Hiller

Just curious, in your scenario, does Ramo step up or are we just screwed in goaltending?

[Parallex]

Boom: Backlund
Bust: Hiller

Originally Posted by FBI

Just curious, in your scenario, does Ramo step up or are we just screwed in goaltending?

I can't speak for Bingo but since we picked the same folk for me it's a lil' from column A and a lil from column B.

I think Ramo takes a step forward and Hiller a step back.

[AC]

Boom: Colborne, Backlund, Baertschi.
Bust: Hiller (I think he'll be an upgrade on Berra, but I think he's trending down while Ramo is trending up).

[Caged Great]

Boom: TJ Brodie
Bust: Kris Russell

[bluloc]

Boom-Sean Monahan
bust- Setiguchi/Engelland

[killer_carlson]

Boom: Gaudreau
Bust: Russel, Backlund

[codynw]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

Boom Hudler and Gaudreau ... they will really benefit from the Beef that the Flames have put around them. Gaudreau will put up the same sort of numbers (maybe a few more assists) as Monahan's rookie year but won't have the -21

Wideman gets an honorable mention as if he plays like he did for the first 22 games last year before he broke his hand the Flames as a team will do a lot better than expected.

Bust Stajan. Setoguchi (only for those who think he is San Jose Setoguchi rather than (wild/Jet Setoguchi)

What "beef" have they added? Bollig and Engelland? Those guys aren't exactly going to play a lot of minutes.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Boom: TJ Brodie. I think this is his year to break out. I predict 10 goals and 45-50 points.

Bust: Glencross. Picking an injury plagued campaign seems like a good bet for Curtis unfortunately. I think Setoguchi and Raymond will out score him and the flames will try to trade him but he'll refuse to waive only to sign with a non contending eastern team after the season.

[sempuki]

BOOM: Head shot.

Err...

Boom:
Backlund -- he'll really benefit from the increased playing time and responsibility.
Sven -- he'll show he belong in the NHL this season.

Bust:
Colborne -- he'll start the season a little too comfortable and struggle with confidence issue after.
Hudler -- opposing teams will zero in on him and shut him down.

[FlamesAddiction]

Boom: Wideman, Monahan, Setoguchi

Bust: Hiller


I think Wideman is better than he gets credit for.

Monahan will push Stajan for ice-time this season and should see more time with talented wingers.

We are so shallow on rightwing that I think Setoguchi stands a shot of being the best of a bad bunch and at least putting up a 20 goal season.

I don't have much faith in Hiller to rebound and I expect Ramo to take the #1 spot.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Based strictly on the expectations going into the season:

Boom: Setoguchi 25 goals, 20 assists, 45 points

Bust: Gaudreau 45 goals, 50 assists, 95 points

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by FBI

Just curious, in your scenario, does Ramo step up or are we just screwed in goaltending?

I think they give the job to Hiller out of camp, and Ramo has the starter job again by January.

Ideally the Flames get good play from both, resign Ramo in January and deal Hiller in the off season.

[sevenarms]

Boom: Setoguchi
Bust: Glencross

[_Q_]

Boom: Colborne, Backlund, Brodie
Bust: Monahan, Russell

[Zulu29]

Boom: Backlund
Bust: Glencross

[Fire]

Boom: Backlund, Glencross
Busts: Jones, Setoguchi

[Mitch]

Boom: Brodie
Bust: Gaudreau

[DoubleF]

Boom: Barts
Backslide: Monahan
Bust: Max Reinhart

Surprises: Gaudreau, Bennett, Bollig, Setoguchi and McGrats

Most others may fly under the radar.

I have no idea what I just said.

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by codynw

What "beef" have they added? Bollig and Engelland? Those guys aren't exactly going to play a lot of minutes.

You need to get out of the wind.

Glencross, Jones, Setoguchi, Bollig, Bouma, Wolf, Colbourne McGrattan

are 8 of the top 14 forwards that are beefy.

Backlund has filled out and much stronger than he was. Stajan was forced to get stronger (4th line play) when it was found out he did not have top end skill.

Byron is small but has to play like a buzz-saw to keep his spot on the roster.

Monahan does not play a physical game, but he is big and strong and not going to get pushed around.


On Forwards we are left with Hudler and Raymond as our small soft players and maybe one of Gaudreau, Baertschi or Granlund .


On Defense just 2 seasons ago the Flames were putting out non-contact duo of Bouwmeester/Butler for basically half the game. Made Kipper's last year a night-mare in the Flames crease.


Adding Smid and Engelland to Gio and Wideman makes it a certainty that there will be one beefy d-man on the ice 100% of the time.


Russell is small but doesn't avoid contact. That leaves Brodie as the soft defenseman. Brodie and Russell will never be on the ice at the same time.


I understand that the GRIT concept is above your head but the Flames management (Burke) has been making the exact moves that I have been advocating for the last 2 years.

Over the last 2 years out: Tanguay, Cammalleri, Cervenka, Bouwmeester, Stempniak, Horak, Butler, Babchuk and Derek Smith..... that is 9 non-beefy guys out from the 2012-13 Flames You can almost make it 10 because Baertschi played 20 out of the 48 games that year.

The only non-beefy guy coming in is Raymond .... do the maths if you can.