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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Acquiring Kipper turned around the fortunes of the Flames, not the warm afterglow of a playoff run.
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I think that's his point. There was no youth to develop though so it's a bad comparison.
The playoffs would be a valuable learning experience for Monahan, Gaudreau, Jooris, Brodie, etc plus any call ups. There were no comparables in 04 really. Phaneuf I guess?