What I am saying is that the Canadiens are a different situation than the Flames
the Habs had a goalie to build around
3 strong centers for their roles, 2 excellent d men (remember Markov was injured most of last year) and have had some excellent secondary contributions from draft picks, and good depth
The Flames have a goalie who from everything you hear is about to retire, and question marks after that
1 centre in Backlund (jury is still out whethere he's a 2nd or 3rd liner), Giordano (although based on reading a lot of people here say he's been horrible this year) and so far no real contributions from draft picks outside Brodie
can't compare the two situations
with the extra picks the Flames are on their way to a rebuild, but to expect them to bounce up to the top of the conference next year like the Habs is too much
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