Interesting to look at the lineups...
For years, the Hawks had 6 (if not more) legitimate top 6 forwards, while the Flames (like most teams) had 4, with two fillers. Now the Hawks have 4 and 2 while the Flames have 6 legitimate guys with Bennett knocking on the door.
Defensively, the Hawks had the arguably league-best core of Keith, Seabrook and Kjamarsson, with lots of solid role guys to round out the roster. Now the Flames have the solid D with a guy like Stone unable to crack the lineup despite being a 4/5 guy on many teams - and definitely on the Hawks.
The inevitable changing of the guard.
(If only we could solidify things in the crease.)
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