As the Calgary Flames season continues to be the same narrative every other night, there are a few positives to take out of this rough start. Jacob Markstrom has been that goalie the flames have been looking for since the Miikka Kiprusoff era, your goalie always has to be your best player and Jacob Markstrom has been that for the Calgary Flames so far into this season. For the first time in a while, the Flames are hurting for offense, and it’s not coming from their stars or their bottom-six! The Flames NEED a true number one center who can be a game-changer.
Sean Monahan has been really good for this organization since being drafted by the Flames in 2013 with the 6th overall pick, but he's not a game-changing player. Monahan is really good in the slot one of the best shooters in the league in that area of the ice, but every other aspect of the game he lacks immensely. If the Flames don’t find a better center quick this season it could get ugly.! Not saying it's solely Sean Monahan’s fault, but this team needs a guy like Jack Eichel a GAME BREAKING PLAYER! It would take a lot for the Flames to acquire someone like Eichel, but it would be worth it to a certain extent.
At the moment I don’t think there is an untouchable player on the Flames if a scenario came up where the Flames are pushing hard for a number one center. To get an ELITE player in this league who can change a game by themselves, it takes a lot to get them in your organization, usually you have to draft them not trade for them because opportunities like that don’t come up very often! Should the Calgary Flames shake up their position?
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