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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The anti-Bollig/Engelland stuff is stupid. You know why we're having success? Team chemistry. All the players are playing together, and playing for each other. Bollig and Engelland are a part of that, just like McGrattan before them. They are not awful players. They are 3rd pairing and 4th line players. They've also filled those roles on much better rosters than ours. Why? Because they bring something to the team dynamic. It likely can't be measured in just on-ice contributions, but a lot of why we are having success can't be either. You don't magically turn into the hardest working teams in the league, it takes chemistry and belief in your team - Bollig and Engelland are a part of that.
So, if you're going to praise the team as a whole, then stop tearing it down. We don't need a "goat" right now. There's no reason to be so negative. We had to sign players in free agency to hit the salary floor, and we did. Instead of handing out idiotic contracts to players like Orpik and other vets who would push our young players down the depth chart, we signed high-character role players who raise our youngsters up and give them space to develop. They've done just that.
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Calgary is fighting to stay in 8th place.
We are not doing THAT well. Better than expected yes, but unless we are near the top of the standings, there will be a players who aren't contributing to the team's success.