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Originally Posted by burnitdown
I think we just fundamentally disagree and that's fair. You think the overpaid free agents were great cause they came in, pushed the young guys, and we had lots of cap room so who cares if we spent way more than needed. Maybe they did, but I think our rebuild has been driven by our young guns and trades...despite the overpaid and/or unnecessary free agency missteps.
Just because we're against the cap now doesn't make us a better team and it certainly doesn't mean the rebuild is moving way faster than expected. It could just mean we spent some money improperly. The progress of our rebuild should be judged on the improvement in our position in the standings...that's why I'm saying this up-coming year is a big one!
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Agreed. If the Flames win a cup, it won't be due to Frolik, Brouwer, Engelland, Wideman, Bollig or Stajan, which are all bottom six/bottom pair guys, it will be based on Monahan, Gaudreau, Hamilton, Brodie, Bennett, etc. showing up in the playoffs or taking those next steps.
That's true for any cup winning team. When Crosby and Malkin show up, they win a cup. The last guy to win a Con Smyth who wasn't a franchise player was Justin Williams, but he can put up points in the regular season