Many posters appear to be afraid that the Flames will make the same mistakes that the Oilers have with their young players. The difference here is that the Flames have a group of solid veterans such as Giordano, Hudler, Glencross, Stajan, etc. who are character guys and will be a positive influence on a young player. In Edmonton, by contrast, they had fewer veterans of that calibre and instead plugged these young players into top-line roles and let them sink or swim. To those prospects' credit, namely Hall, Eberle and RNH -- they've done OK despite a vacuum of veteran leadership. Only in the past year or so have the Oilers consciously addressed that problem (Ference).
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