GDT: FLAMES (28-13-6) vs. KRAKEN (16-30-4) 8 p.m. MT | TV: Sportsnet West/CBC | RADIO: Sportsnet 960

[Ace Rimmer]

Serious question, this off-season if you can move either Monahan or Looch, who would you rather keep?

You move them both to free up cap space to sign everyone you need to, and go shopping for more affordable replacements as UFA.

Except you can't without spending the remaining assets in the 2022 draft, and then some in 2023 too.

 

[DFF]

You mean when he couldn't walk?

Do you seriously believe Monahan can still produce with Johnny?

We can be honest in this forum

 

[DFF]

Serious question, this off-season if you can move either Monahan or Looch, who would you rather keep?

None if we can find someone foolish enough to pick them up even for free. You trade the one you can.

 

[joescores]

You move them both to free up cap space to sign everyone you need to, and go shopping for more affordable replacements as UFA.

Except you can't without spending the remaining assets in the 2022 draft, and then some in 2023 too.

Move Monahan before the TD for the best available assets and promote Ruzicka.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Move Monahan before the TD for the best available assets and promote Ruzicka.

And we are 1 injury away from top 6 Ruzicka not ideal for a cup run

 

[joescores]

And we are 1 injury away from top 6 Ruzicka not ideal for a cup run

Don't underestimate that kid, he has been sheltered- I get that. But his ceiling is clearly higher that what he has been able to accomplish with limited minutes and anchors around him.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Don't underestimate that kid, he has been sheltered- I get that. But his ceiling is clearly higher that what he has been able to accomplish with limited minutes and anchors around him.

I'm not underestimating him I think putting yourself in a position that he needs to be as good as the top 6 on contenders is recipe for disaster. I like the kid let him play on the 4th line this year and gain some confidence and experience and let him work his way up the lineup. Good teams have depth they aren't 1 injury away from disaster

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

I'm not underestimating him I think putting yourself in a position that he needs to be as good as the top 6 on contenders is recipe for disaster. I like the kid let him play on the 4th line this year and gain some confidence and experience and let him work his way up the lineup. Good teams have depth they aren't 1 injury away from disaster

Because burying top six calibre forwards with scrubs before they arrive in the state of Florida has been so historically successful

Can you imagine that same post if applied to, I dunno, 22yo Anthony Cirelli?

"I'm not underestimating Cirelli I think putting yourself in a position that he needs to be as good as the top 6 on contenders is recipe for disaster. I like the kid let him play on the 4th line this year and gain some confidence and experience and let him work his way up the lineup. Good teams have depth they aren't 1 injury away from disaster"

 

[Khrox]

Because burying top six calibre forwards with scrubs before they arrive in the state of Florida has been so historically successful

Can you imagine that same post if applied to, I dunno, 22yo Anthony Cirelli?

"I'm not underestimating Cirelli I think putting yourself in a position that he needs to be as good as the top 6 on contenders is recipe for disaster. I like the kid let him play on the 4th line this year and gain some confidence and experience and let him work his way up the lineup. Good teams have depth they aren't 1 injury away from disaster"

The difference is, 22yo Anthony Cirelli had already played a full season in the NHL, and another 18 games the year before that (so was entering his third season/second full season in the NHL). Ruzicka is playing his 18th game of the NHL season today, and has 21 games experience. I'm not saying he shouldn't move up, I'm saying let him get his feet wet and acclimated to the NHL before putting him into that bigger role. He's still figuring out his NHL game right now

 

[TheHudlinator]

Because burying top six calibre forwards with scrubs before they arrive in the state of Florida has been so historically successful

Can you imagine that same post if applied to, I dunno, 22yo Anthony Cirelli?

"I'm not underestimating Cirelli I think putting yourself in a position that he needs to be as good as the top 6 on contenders is recipe for disaster. I like the kid let him play on the 4th line this year and gain some confidence and experience and let him work his way up the lineup. Good teams have depth they aren't 1 injury away from disaster"

Yes because having 4 nhl centers for a cup run means I would never move Ruzicka up. He is literally the only center to have success on the 4th line and make them useful no reason to not leave him there this season

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

You move them both to free up cap space to sign everyone you need to, and go shopping for more affordable replacements as UFA.

Except you can't without spending the remaining assets in the 2022 draft, and then some in 2023 too.

He is way overpaid, but losing Looch would really hurt this teams dynamic.

 

[Deen]

I can't believe it has come to this. People picking Looch over Monahan just doesn't register in my brain (Not to say it's wrong).

 

[Bert Mckrakken]

Lucic brings a lot to the table. I have personally loved his time in Calgary. If he was making 3m no one would say anything. Overpaid, yea, but he brings a dynamic to the forward group no one else does.

 

[Volica]

Watching plays just die between Monahan and Lucic is peak Flames. We need another centre badly. Clearly Sutter doesn’t love Dubé, but have Monahan as a contingency 5C is fine.