Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy
Did you complete miss the part this offseason where we added an arguably top 5 goalie in the league and Nik Hjalmarsson 2.0? We've already done a lot and we dont exactly have a lot of cap space to do much more. The only real move we can make right now without moving a vital piece is Ryan.
Literally in the last 3 days ive made 2 ACGM's where I acquired a legitimate top 6 right handed shot winger, 1 with Gallagher before the signing, and 1 with Rakell. Either would uave been a fantastic upgrade to the top 6. How exactly is that "sticking to the status quo?"
I was talking about your comments on other ACGMs. I agree we improved the goaltending position but I would argue we are worse offensively losing some of the depth forwards like janko and reider and so far not replacing them with anyone proven (
offence at the very least is the same) and I would say we downgraded at the defensive position. brodie is better than tanev and we completely lost gustavsson and hamonic without replacing them. This team has not improved from last season in any way other than goalie which is the least impactful position in the modern NHL team. The flames have struggled with filling the top 6 RW role for years and the above is one way to improve that.
Your Gallagher trade made no sense and was based on the idea that Montreal held no value left with him because he wasnt going to sign with them. Severely undervalued him in that trade montreal gains a 1st and loses a third for gallagher would never happen . This trade also hinged on Colorado taking ryan for Jost and a 3rd which is an unrealistic trade aswell. Ryan is barely worth the 3rd by himself
You didnt propose a trade for Rakell you just made a random ask for what his price would be. also in this ACGM you had Mangiapane signing for 1.9 whcih is abolut 1million short of what he was projected to sign at and we ended up signing him at 2.425 which is pretty good for his value
finally it seems to me that you have not been reading what ive been writing. I am interested in moving a
Vital piece on Defense inorder to acquire a
Vital Piece on offence.
Why do you think so many people were calling for gaudreau and monahans heads after the last season? its because the fans can see that this core doesnt have what it takes to win. So if management is gonna stick with this core they have to shake up some of the outliers like a 2nd pairing defenseman to try and improve the weaknesses that are apparent in the team and top 6 RW is a glaring weakness