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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Are we talking individual success or team success here because it sounds to me you want Monahan, Sven, etc to all be handed top 6 minutes even if they don't deserve it that's it's counter productive to team success for the Flames so those players can flourish elsewhere in their careers?
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I want both.
By developing elite players you have a better team... They go one in the same.
Stillman won 2 cups, Iggy one Stanley cup finals, and Savard went to multiple playoffs with the Bruins, but due to concussion issues didn't get to win with them. Other then Bure these players found success by being good hockey players.
My question to you is, do you think the Flames are going to win a lot this year?
I don't so I would rather see the team give meaningful minutes to the younger guys (Baertschi, Backlund, Colborne, Brodie), rather then giving drifters (Stajan, Stemp, Hudler) ice time.
Not to mention I don't think Glencross deserves the ice time he gets, he doesn't hit anymore, and he takes numerous dumb penalties. I liked him more when he scored 10-15 as a fiesty third liner that would back check and hit. Not the guy who turned down team Canada (world championship) when he wanted his contract and didn't want to get injured.