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I know this thread has gotten a little off track but it just feels so good to see where the flames are now and where they are heading in terms of the young players they have and the way they are developing them... Brodie, Backlund, Monahan, gaudreau, baertschi, poirier, Wotherspoon, granlund, Reinhart, knight, gillies... I know I'm forgetting a few.

The oilers and Canucks WISH they had things going in the right direction the way the flames do. Neither of them have the prospect depth that the flames have now and neither have developed their talent the right way like the flames have been doing.

And to top it off... The flames have already developed an identity as a hard-working, sacrificing, merit-based team that plays with a ton of pride no matter who the opponent is. No divers, whiners, or hot-shot goal celebrations from these kids. And we already have the makings of a perfect captain in Monahan to take the reigns from an awesome captain in giordano.