I won't cheer the tank, but Ottawa is the team that came out short in this one. Their not making the playoffs, and this only pushes hem into Flames 5 years ago land. Not bad and not good. On the plus Flames played well. I didn't sense anyone packed it in al la Oilers in November. This is just not the year.
I think next year we'll see progress. My hope is they get the best player in the draft who can impact next year. Top 3 should be a must. If they can get an elite talent on the first line, and a decent goaltender they'll be right there. All due respect to Hudler, he was a great passer but a young guy with hunger and grit would go a long way to making this team elite quickly.
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