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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Good point about the 2001 ST.J. Flames ... although Chris Clark brought the winning attitude to the 2004 Flames.
The guys that have developed through the Flames system: Gio, Brodie, Bouma, Backlund, Jooris, Baertschi, Granlund , Ortio all have played on teams that while not championship level were competitive.
I think there is importance of stepping up in important games that requires important games to play in.
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The year in Adirondack the missed on the Ortio injury. Last year they at least played to the final weekend with Jankowski on board trying to nail down that last playoff spot.
But I agree ... you can't have prospects developing in a wasteland.