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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

This is intriguing. There is definitely something to be said for the chemistry that it takes to build a winner.

I'm sure Sutter assumed Alberta boys fit the team mold and posed littłe risk to chemistry.

Detroit emerged when the Russian five broke out. The 04 Flames had a lot of Western Canadian guys that gelled off ice. That Pens 24/7 had good camaraderie, with stuff like the hotel room beds and tables being set up in the hall. You can't guarantee chemistry but there is something to be said for guys building that. This is why a guy like Warrener made it to the finals with Buffalo, Florida and Calgary. Because he is a guy that brings teammates together. And the problem with the Flames was probably not Iggy, or getting his buddies like Tanguay and Cammalleri, but the absence of guys like Warrener and Regehr that brought the rest of the guys together. Rhett's story about Saprykin after the table dive illustrate this.

There has to be enough in common with guys off the ice to get full buy in on. And when Darryl went upstairs, I think a bit of that was lost.

what happened?