Flames Guaranteed Cup

Team: 2022-23 Calgary Flames

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 30, 2022

Published: Aug. 30, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Why this team not winning 16 straight playoff games would be the most monumental catastrophy in NHL history:
- Lindholm, Kadri, Backlund, Dvorak, Rooney is the most stacked center set in the NHL.
- Patty Kane is a machine that can turn Huberdeau + Lindholm's elite playmaking into many, many goals.
- Team has youth in Pelletier, a PPG AHL rookie set for a middle 6 role this year, Dillon Dube (who's set to take another huge step in his career), and half of our defense who are all set to take another step in their careers.
- Hanifin, Andersson, Tanev, Kylington, Weegar, Mackey and Zadorov make the most deep defensive core in the NHL. Second in quality to only Colorado.
- As long as Markstrom does not absolutely screw up in the playoffs like he did last year, and plays decently he should have no trouble making light work with whatever gets through the defense. Vladar is also set for a larger role, and Wolf (AHL goalie of the year) will get some games in as well.
- Darryl Sutter is the reigning Jack Adams winner, a defensive minded coach with more help from the Weegar addition.
- Pelletier, Backlund, Rodrigues is a second line with third line minutes.
- Toffoli, Dvorak, Coleman is another second line with fourth line minutes.

We've sold all our future save the franchise tendy and some future second liners, but we should be sure to win the cup.

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