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RIP #13
Our trade thread sometimes gets taken over by our guessing of the starting lineup, so I think we should make a thread dedicated to what we think our 23 roster will be for the most part. And to avoid argument, give your reasoning on the acquisitions/recalls/line combos for the Flames. (Mods, please remove this if you think that we do not need another thread regarding this):
Forwards
Hudler - Backlund - Vrbata (PHX)
Gaudreau - Monahan - Colborne
Glencross - Stajan - M. Reinhart/D.Jones
Wolf - Bouma - McGrattan
Byron, D. Jones/M. Reinhart
Defense
Giordano - Brodie
Russell - Wideman/Greene (LAK)
Smid - Greene (LAK)/Wideman
Breen
Goaltending
Ramo
Greiss
Greene will be signed because we will over pay for him (maybe a 3.5m contract like Smid), and we could use his veteran leadership as well as playing top 4 minutes if we feel that Wideman can't play well with Russell. Hopefully Treliving can snag RWer Vrbata and G Greiss from Phoenix. Only downside to Vrbata is he is sort of a Lee Stempniak type player and is very, very streaky. Greiss would be a solid goaltender and can play starting minutes if Ramo gets injured again.
Forwards
Hudler - Backlund - Vrbata (PHX)
Gaudreau - Monahan - Colborne
Glencross - Stajan - M. Reinhart/D.Jones
Wolf - Bouma - McGrattan
Byron, D. Jones/M. Reinhart
Defense
Giordano - Brodie
Russell - Wideman/Greene (LAK)
Smid - Greene (LAK)/Wideman
Breen
Goaltending
Ramo
Greiss
Greene will be signed because we will over pay for him (maybe a 3.5m contract like Smid), and we could use his veteran leadership as well as playing top 4 minutes if we feel that Wideman can't play well with Russell. Hopefully Treliving can snag RWer Vrbata and G Greiss from Phoenix. Only downside to Vrbata is he is sort of a Lee Stempniak type player and is very, very streaky. Greiss would be a solid goaltender and can play starting minutes if Ramo gets injured again.