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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well the problem is that winners don't want to play on a loser team so good luck getting a really quality player that is accustomed to playing on contending teams to sign as UFA or waive his NTC to come to Calgary.
Besides acquiring winners is what contending teams do to get over the hump and they are a little overrated when you are referring to a bad team like the Flames that just don't have enough talent. Andrew Ference is what I would call a winner but it hasn't helped the Oilers. The Flames need to acquire good players and the Flames are essentially building from scratch and there's just not enough of a foundation right now. Going to take time and Matt Stajan is more of a bridge type player that can play quality minutes while the team rebuilds.
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Hudler and Wideman are UFA's the Flames signed that are more used to being in the playoffs than out of them.
O'Brien and Galliardi were added with significant time on playoff teams.
Stoll was only in the playoffs for 1 year out his first 6 but now is solid in the playoffs as the 3rd line centre.
I think that Burke might be planning that Stajan can be the Flames version of Stoll when they are in the playoffs in 2015-16.