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Old 02-24-2017, 03:35 PM   #80
Beninho
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Originally Posted by keenan87 View Post
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I agree that it takes a few years for a team to seriously be a contender. However, here is my argument when you say it takes 5-6 years before a team should even think about winning because I think the Flames window is starting to open now.

Top 3 Dman:
Mark Giordano - 33
TJ Brodie - 26
Dougie Hamilton - 23

Top 3 Forwards:
Johnny Gaudreau - 23
Sean Monahan - 22
Mikael Backlund - 27

I understand that we have some young players on our team but lots of other teams win the cup every year with top young upcoming players. That is why I think next year is a big year for this team and they need to start proving that they are a contender.

Chicago had Toews and Kane
LA had Doughty and Kopitar
Anaheim and Getzlaf and Perry
Carolina had Staal and Ward

Young players are always making an impact on cup winning teams and are usually their best players. Monahan and Gaudreau have been in the league for a few years so they have experience.
You still have to wait for Bennett and even Tkachuk to grow into the players they will be. The window is a lot closer than it is further away but the team is still missing a a very good top 6 forward to actually make a run. It's not the year to go all in, waisting a second on Eaves won't put us over the top. Not even close
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