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Originally Posted by Pointman
Top line and 3M line are obviously legit NHLers. After that you have Bennett and Jankowski, who probably belong to NHL, but are somewhat borderline at this point (I don't want to turn this into Bennett or Jankowski thread, so let's count them in). After that we have guys, who are unable to play at NHL level and their production speaks for itself.
You said that I should go back and look at the depth that Hartley had, so I did. Flames roster for 2015 playoffs was
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler
Ferland-Backlund-Jones
Bennett-Stajan-Colbourne
Raymond-Granlund-Jooris
Bouma, Byron
That team also had Baertchi until trade deadline.
That's way better depth to me, considering that Stajan and Bennett were WAY better than they are now.
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That is not WAY better depth.
What is different is that Hartley let them loose. The current team handles the puck like a grenade - they are all afraid to make a mistake. And they are reacting to the other team instead of driving the play more.