To start the year the Flames have a few options. If Tkachuk holds out, it's him. If Talbot struggles at all, it's going to be him. On the other hand, if the team is good then Monahan will get ignored, while if we're bad and our top line struggles then he is the big issue and he should fight someone, like, at least once to show he knows what fists are.
Safe bets for the big whipping boys: Brodie on literally any goal he's on the ice for. Lucic if he doesn't lay a big hit in the first 10 games, or if Neal does anything. Jankowski unless he actually does something at 5 on 5.
Then Bennett is a big maybe cause like, some people in the fan base love him, some hate him. Who knows.