Future team.
In Calgary, we wanted to build a though franchise. We want a tough team to play against, a teams that gives always 110%, that hits everything that moves, will fights, plays a great puck possession game and a very solid defensive game, a team that plays an "in your face type of game". It will be a very tough game for other teams when they play Calgary, players will know months before the game when the game versus Calgary are. When you'll think about a tough physicla team, it will be the Flames. If you do something wrong versus Calgary, you'll have to fight.
Here's a preview to the future rosters, once the prospects/young players arew fully developed:
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan (C) - Tom Wilson (A)
Jake Virtanen - Sean Couturier - Alex Chiasson
Carter Ashton - Anders Lee - Emile Poirier
Michael Ferland - Bill Arnold - Lane MacDermid (A)
Lance Bouma/Brandon Bollig, Joe Colborne
Stuart Percy (A/away) - Madison Bowey
Jake Gardiner - Dylan McIlrath (A/home)
Thomas Hickey - Keegan Kanzig
Mark Fraser
Jon Gillies
Karri Ramo
1st line: Gaudreau and Monahan will be an awesome offensive duo. Wilson will compliment the line perfectly, a big body that will make a lot of space for them, will crash the net, will win corner battle, will defend them, solid defensive presence and has the skill set to complete their plays.
2nd line: The shutdown line, will be a force of an all-around line. All big bodies that can produce a lot of offense, while being a great defensive line. Will play versus other teams top line while putting some solid offensive numbers.
3rd line: A dominant line along the wall. All big strong forward who are very solid in one on one battle, puck protection and cycling game. They'll play a lot on the offensive zone, they also all have some skills, will bring solid offensem while being very solid defensively as well. Also a very physical line who hits, fight and bring energy.
4th line: A very defensively responsible 4th line who can contribute in a lot of ways. Good in their own end, can chip in offensively, and play very physical, hits, fight and bring energy. It's also important for us too have a tough heavywieght in our lineup that can go with anyone in the league.
Extra forward: A solid physical agitating forward who plays very solid defensively and on the PK, chip in offensively, hits, agitate, fights. Another fighter who can play the game as well and a giant skilled versatile forward who can be placed anywhere in the lineup.
1st pairing: This pairing is the shutdown pairing. Will face other teams top line every nights, a very intelligent high IQ LHD with an high IQ great skating RHD.
2nd pairing: Very solid pairing, a very skilled LHD with game breaking abilities and a very nasty, tough, physical, responsible defensively RHD.
3rd paring: A solid smooth skating PMD defenseman that plays with grit and a giant, very tough physical defensive defenseman.
Extra defenseman: A warrior, very tough defenseman who's a great leader and locker room presence.
Goalies: Two solid goalies who well, needs to stop the pucks.
Others players/prospects who'll compete for spots:
Morgan Klimchuk - Max Reinhart - Andres Johnson
Anthony Duclair - Mark Jankowski - Maxim Shalunov
Blake Pietila - Kevin Hayes - Juuso Puustinen
Ben Hanowski - Joakim Nordstrom - Tim Harrison
Riley Boychuk - Sam Carrick -
Kenny Agostino (Brett Gallant? Trade wasn't confirmed) - Josh Jooris -
Coda Gordon -
Turner Elson -
Tyler Wotherspoon -
Patrick Sieloff -
Brett Kulak -
John Ramage -
Rushan Rafikov -
Ryan Culkin -
Mark Cundari -
Chad Billins -
John Gilmour -
Reto Berra
Joni Ortio
Olivier Roy
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