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Originally Posted by Dion
It was a weak roster when you consider where the players were at that stage in thier careers. Hull had yet to establish himself in the NHL and only played 2 playoff games. Suter was injured in the first round and didn't play for the rest of the playoffs. Vernon was in his first season and used the playoffs to establish himself as the Flames #1 goalie.
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The way I remember it is that people were saying whoever wins the series between Edmonton and Calgary was the favourite to win the cup. The long series with St. Louis wore them out and they didn't have much left against Montreal.