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Originally Posted by FAN
That's not to mention a willingness to give their young players prime offensive roles.
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Main difference right there.
Of course it's easier to give them prime offensive roles when they're prime offensive prospects, and they also don't have much else as far as guys to play those lines instead of the youth.
The Flames can't employ the same tactic with the current roster because we simply have too many veteran forwards in the way, and not enough prime offensive prospects to play in the top 6 in their place. Adding Backlund & Baertschi to the top 6 was a move in the right direction. Just need more guys like them, which we have... in a couple years.