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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
CHED caller “we should sign Bieksa. He’d be a leader in the room and would be the best dman on the team”.
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And this in itself is a huge part of the problem.
The Flames leadership was cultivated from within over the last decade. Giordano, Backlund, and Brodie were developed by the team, and they drew their cues from the former regime of Iginla and Regehr, who were also developed by the Flames. You cannot just insert a leader and expect to see change. Change needs to come from McDavid, Draisaitl, and Klefbom, but these guys are all super young and have no one competent to show them the way.
The Oilers are entitled and arrogant. It's who they are, and it's why the team is impossible to fix.