As long as smith doesn’t get hurt the backups were pretty good ...give them more starts and save smith ...once he got hurt and the kids had to handle the load they buckled
- Redmile247

Your back up has 11 games of nhl experience?

I think Neal will get 20 as well...but I still think the Flames will struggle to get to the WC spot.

Ys you have addressed depth scoring a bit but you did get weaker on D losing Hamilton and getting rid of Ferkland after his best season lol.

Lindholm is ok but reports out of CAR suggest he disappears for half seasons at a time.

I love Hanafin and his number are trending up but again...unproven.

Can Smith handle the load? That's a tough one.

It's actually hard to tell if the Flames got better in the off-season...time will tell but James Neal will help.
- LordHumungous

Atleast they still have their 1st rd pick.
Hamonic and Hamilton cost them 2 1sts and 4 2nds over the years.

Atleast they still have their 1st rd pick.
Hamonic and Hamilton cost them 2 1sts and 4 2nds over the years.
- storm88

Recouped two younger 1st round picks in Hanifin and Lindholm. Both 5oa picks too but then cost them a 5th and 3rd.

- manvanfan

It’s brilliant isn’t it 😉

What was with the CGY lineup?
Should we post ANA's projected lineup now? Just go thru the whole league....alphabetical order. Go:

Pretty boring summer when y'all are talkin Flames lineup....jeezus boys

Pretty boring summer when y'all are talkin Flames lineup....jeezus boys
- LeftCoaster

why would you talk about the flames in a canuck thread when you could talk about the Leafs?

Oh wait

Pretty boring summer when y'all are talkin Flames lineup....jeezus boys
- LeftCoaster

Who cares. If you don't want to talk about another team, start another conversation with someone else.

Love the flames love ....love the flames hate 👍🏻👍🏻

Summer is too long when a Canucks thread has flames lineups posted
- Redmile247

Minivan is an archivist, so it's different.

why would you talk about the flames in a canuck thread when you could talk about the Leafs?

Oh wait


- jimi james

At least the Leafs have a good team

Van really needed another forward?
- manvanfan

If they are free then yes.. not like the ones we have are any good anyway.. plus would open the door to moving Sven for a pick or waiving Gagner

Plus Mason would be a good add to back up Demko in Utica

Pretty boring summer when y'all are talkin Flames lineup....jeezus boys
- LeftCoaster

Sam Bennett is trash.

conversation over.

If they are free then yes.. not like the ones we have are any good anyway.. plus would open the door to moving Sven for a pick or waiving Gagner

Plus Mason would be a good add to back up Demko in Utica
- mauryballstein

Teams don't want Sven. They have their own Sven's who they want to get rid of.

You could get Mason for free right now.

Ferland played with Johnny and monny .....hell Guance could score 15 with them as line mates

Now I do defend Ferland on here for being better than a 4th liner who runs guys as he has skill and a great shot ....but when he isn’t on a top line he is not much more than a 10g 20 point guy in reality
- Redmile247

well played...

Anyone seen Makita since the Stecher signing??

Oh wait...

At least the Leafs have a good team
- LeftCoaster

lol lots of teams are good for one round in the PO's.

At least the Leafs have a good team
- LeftCoaster

yes they do

we'll have to win all our games 12-6 though

Minivan is an anarchist, so it's different.
- Marwood

fixed.

fixed.
- LordHumungous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9MiS9tn_r4

At least the Leafs have a good team
- LeftCoaster

True, the marlies look like they could repeat this year.

Just got home from renfrew, ugly weather, lots of killer whales, not many salmon. I did yard up a pair of vermilion and a sole to go with the halibut and coho though.

True, the marlies look like they could repeat this year.

Just got home from renfrew, ugly weather, lots of killer whales, not many salmon. I did yard up a pair of vermilion and a sole to go with the halibut and coho though.
- Pres.cup

Any day fishing, good or bad, is better than most regular days 👍🏻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9MiS9tn_r4
- manvanfan

lol

At least the Leafs have a good team
- LeftCoaster

Saved.

J.D. Burke thinks Canucks will finish last.

J.D. Burke thinks Canucks will finish last.
- manvanfan

I think he is the biggest tool that reports on the team.