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Originally Posted by heep223
They were talking on the Fan this morning comparing the Flames to the Hawks team that lost in the 2nd round in 09 (or was it '10?). They then went out and picked up Hossa and another high profile free agent and won the cup. .
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That team was in the WCF.
More importanly - basically if we compare this team to that team, yes we're probably similar at face level:
Hudler - Havlat
Gaudreau - Kane
Bennett - Toews/Sharp
Monahan - Sharp/Toews
Brodie - Kieth
Giordano - Seabrook
But
1) Bennett is two years younger than Toews was and will need time to learn the position and fill out.
2) There isn't a UFA available who's nearly as storied as Hossa, and hasn't been one since Hossa himself. The modern equalivalent would be a guy like Max Pacioretty...where do you find that?
The alternative is to make a trade for a star. Sure, a guy like David Backes would be an awesome pickup if we keep our core intact. But it takes two to make a trade.