Aerchon
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Not without it's flaws though.
Gaudreau may be the new Eberle. One dimensional winger.
Monahan can score but he's too slow to be effective defensively.
Gio is 33 and locked into a long term high value contract and his play has been degrading.
This is a very good simple assessment of some of Calgary's "issues". I agree with the player assessments but think Calgary should be a "good" team moving forward. Very impressive coaching last year IMO. We were all hoping he was more of a Eakins type but that certainly isn't even remotely true.
EDIT: I would also say the Oilers D when healthy is obviously better than the Flames. Flames obviously is more talented offensively but that's about it. With Harmonic, a defender of a kind they really need, I think they would have the slightly better defense.