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Originally Posted by browna
As the 2005-06 Flames roster (and beyond) and fans know, success the prior year + an marked upgrade in talent and youth (Phaneuf) doesn't mean squat a season after a much less talented roster got within inches of a Stanley Cup.
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I don't think that's a fair comparision. That team lost 2/3 of its top performing playoff forwards to free agency. We've pretty much got the same roster next season as long as Backlund Bouma Byron and Jooris are kept around.
The mistake would be thinking "we got Bennett now, Backlund isn't needed" or "Byron was good but only size wins games"