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Originally Posted by toquester
As was demonstrated before, most of the players have performed offensively quite well when the numbers are extrapolated. It is becoming redundant to hash over the numbers again and again.
The players who really checked out were Iginla and Kiprusoff. Those are the guys this team was supposed to build around.
A team that is afraid to make a mistake because every mistake ends up in the net, is handicapped, demoralized and prone to make more mistakes. Poor goaltending will bring any team down in more ways than one. When you are not able to rely on a goalie to bail you out once in a while, you end up with the worst g.a.a. in the league, like the Flames have. Before everyone gets run off, it might be beneficial to start building from goal out.
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I didn't say anything about their offense (I agree with Pointman's posts but that's besides the point).
These pieces you want to build around mentally checked out when daddy Iginla left the town. They were pathetically unable to rally younger players around and respond when bloody Oilers were beating them like a redheaded stepchild. 0 pride or fight in them.
They were hiding behind Iginla and once that fig leaf was removed they were exposed for what they really are.