They've set the bar to at the very least compete for a playoff spot by the last couple games of the season. The question is, with what we saw this season, does management have enough belief in the team to expedite the rebuild a bit more and add to this team and close the gap with the Anaheim's and Chicago', or is it still time for patience. I have no reason to believe the core youngsters on the team will regress much, if at all. I see guys like Monahan and Gaudreau getting better and better.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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