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Originally Posted by Muta
I think other players noticed the excitement of the Flames' playoff run, and saw a young team on the verge of becoming something great. Combine that with the possibility of making lots of friends your age (its a young team), getting coached by a Jack Adams winner (who maximized everyone's potential, let's be honest), the consistent placement of Calgary as one of the top 10 cities in the world to live in (from various polls), being a damn good looking city (in terms of its people).... there's lots to be excited about when you look at Calgary as a destination.
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I think this happens quite a bit. People took notice of Chicago - Hossa signed with them right away. Colorado - Iginla signed with them (though things didn't work out so great last season).
Young teams with cap space that suddenly look like a strong possibility to compete for 'x' amount of years (or at least, in a relatively short amount of time) will always attract the best free agents. Players get money + a chance to win. Hamilton and (arguably) Frolik took less to be a part of it here. That does look great.