I have a tough time understanding how the Flames added Smith - a starting goalie who has played at an all star level to replace Elliott who had a terrible year. They added Hamonic. a top defender to replace well past his prime Wideman. They added Stone for the entire year to assemble what many were saying was the league's best defense in the off-season. Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuk, Ferland are all having excellent years.
And yet the team is no better in the win-loss column as last year.
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