Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
@Calculon, I think ykur assessment of ROR is fair but I think your underselling what his impact would be. Sure you need offence to win games, but ROR would also bolster our depth a ton, adding yes a good 2-way hockey player, but someone who is good offensively and has some size. Backlund is a great hockey player, but he’s not an opposing C to face, neither is Monahan or Jankowski.
And we would be trading a piece like Brodie because Andersson and potentially Valimaki are ready. Brodie is a great young player for sure, I know everyone speaks of the hole he would leave but it’s clear our group didn’t get the job done this year and I expect changes are going to be made. Based on organizational depth, it makes sense to deal a dman to fill a hole up front. I also don’t think anyone would care about his contract because it wasn’t signed with the Flames.
And we would be trading a piece like Brodie because Andersson and potentially Valimaki are ready. Brodie is a great young player for sure, I know everyone speaks of the hole he would leave but it’s clear our group didn’t get the job done this year and I expect changes are going to be made. Based on organizational depth, it makes sense to deal a dman to fill a hole up front. I also don’t think anyone would care about his contract because it wasn’t signed with the Flames.
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