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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Montreal was 28th overall just last year.
They went out and signed Prust and Armstrong and re-signed UFA Moen,
Replaced Cole with Ryder.... Cammelleri with Bourque.
Bought out to get rid of Gomez and are playing 2 talented kids under 20. (Gallagher and Galenychuk).. protected by Armstrong White Prust Moen and Bourque.
The only thing that is different from what than the Flames are facing is Carey Price and Markov taking Kaberle's minutes.
The Flames should have Baertschi and the #1 pick doing as good as Gallagher and Galenychuck..... provided they get some gritty guys to protect them.
The KEY to Montreal coming back was dumping the small skilled guys Cammalleri and Gomez.
The Flames have to somehow get rid of Cammalleri and Tanguay.
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The biggest difference between us and Montreal is that PK Subban and Carey Price were the core in place. Plus adding a healthy Markov is huge. When the Flyers sucked they had Mike Richards and Jeff Carter already in place. Adding grit and youth is imperative, but its only a small part towards the solution. A new core needs to emerge and then when the time comes, you need to surround that core with the necessary role players.
We don't have the core, Oilers don't have the role players.