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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Not really.
Anaheim was forced to use their last slot to protect Kevin Bikes and his NMC, while the Flames were fortunate that one of their top forwards was exempt from the expansion draft. Is it really surprising that a team at the peak of their competitive window is deeper than one that is just entering theirs? The Ducks are deeper now, but it is closer than you intimate, and getting closer with every passing year.
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I suggest you line up Anaheim's roster by position next to the Flames' roster. The reason we were swept becomes abundantly clear.