I don't think playoff team, but on outskirts. That's a decent team. I Watch some of Kings game, that young goalie they have man he's quick. East to West, he's as fast as any in league. That's a good goalie. Flames defense plays well structured game. Forwards are weak but bottom won't fall out on them. Only thing take them down would be key injuries.
What would Calgary give up for a center? Montreal is only team you can trade your first to
Calgary has other 1sts they can trade. Montreal has no centers worth a 1st outside of Suzuki and he's not available
Not true. Calgary can't trade their own first round pick to any team directly. They can make a trade with any team, and that trade would have conditions based on which pick Calgary keeps and which pick goes to Montreal.
Montreal would end up with both. Condition would matter much less. Only condition remaining would be if both teams finish bottom 10, which will not happen. We could trade you Dvorak for Florida first?
Just like Matheson, Dvorak is not a young center.
We not in playoff push. You are. We are in top draft pick push. You the buyers, not us.
Well help the Flames of course. Maybe you are not buyers yet, but you could be, and that would be a great start. Just think about all the possibilities.
We not buyers, not trading our picks. I don't know what you can't understand about that? I am going to put you on ignore. People who obviously don't know the game I get rid of. Clears out the clutter. Leaves just knowledgeable fans
Be good fit for Flames. Solid top 6 center.
Counter offer, we'll take that scrub off your hands if you give us your unprotected 2025 1st
What this current Flames team does have is jump. They managed to catch a few teams who came out flat or disorganized at the start of the season. They also had horseshoes up their $_$#@, with so many goals getting called back and bounces going their way. That early run definitely isn't reflective of how the season will go.
Lol. What does Montreal need to start winning? They have Caufield, Suzuki, and Slafkovski. Plus two more top five picks after that. They supposedly have all these great defensive prospects and young players too.
Well then things are not as they seem, cause they do not have the talent, they have no game breakers, up front, in back, or in net. Their best players are too young and/or too small, so they'll need two or 3 more years b4 they can even think about playoffs and that's IF Demidov and Reinbacher live up to their draft position, which doesn't look likely with Reinbacher so far, but still too early to tell. Habs fans need to find some patience, easier said than done
So the plan is just to abandon the cement talent and somehow draft game breakers? That's not going to work unless they also trade Caufield and Suzuki. They are good enough to win some games and keep the Habs out of a high draft pick.
Ideally yes, cause it's about the quality of those top 5 picks. Slaf is nowhere near the level of most 1OA's, not his fault, it was just a bad year, those happen. Hutson is just too small imo to be a good #1D and Reinbacher doesn't look like he'll fit the bill either, but it's early and D take time. Demidov could be great, still too early to tell though. Cauf is tiny and is the epitome of a one trick pony, ya it's a great trick, but he has one single assist on the season for a reason. Winners can be built without super high end talent, but it's rare ('06 Canes come to mind) and not the ideal path to long term success, just my opinion and I know most Habs fans disagree
