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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
At least the door slammed shut in their face. The pain the Flames endured trying desparately to prop the tiniest crack in their door open was not helpful.
Very sad that the Nucks are being forced to accept a quick death on this version of the team, was hoping they'd let it linger a few more seasons and do some more damage like we did before accepting their fate.
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I don't think they are though.
They have the Sedins for 4 more years. They have Bieksa, Hamhuis, and others on the point.
They are firmly in the what-do-we-do-now? tweener camp.
I think they are 3 years from hitting bottom. They turned a deep and relatively young core into a
very brief window. Now they are on a slow slide downwards (even if it's a steaper slope than the Flames were on)
People complain that the Flames hung on too long. Well the Nucks did too little to support their core - it can take a decade to build a contending core into its prime.