Interesting read at the Athletic this morning. The article rates teams from Stanley Cup contenders to lottery teams. The Flames are solidly in the mix and listed as playoff bound. What was interesting was a quote by an unnamed NHL coach about Hamilton moving out is addition by subtraction.
Quote:
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“It’s kind of like wake-up call time for these guys,” he said. “They’ve got a real solid group of defensemen. Dougie Hamilton leaving is a positive. I get a sense there’s motivation there, the team was not far off last year. They have special players that I’m anticipating have grown up a little bit over the last year. What are they missing?”
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