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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
Here's the thing.
Did Colorado blow up their team when they got bounced a couple years ago? No they built around their top players with a great supporting cast. I don't see why we should even consider doing massive changes to this team without giving them a better supporting cast.
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The supporting cast was great for the Flames. The failure is explicitly because of the top players. Its not about blowing it up -- the Flames don't need to rebuild. But they need to face the reality that this core in its current configuration won't have playoff success. The Flames didn't just get ousted after a hard fought 7 game battle. They got destroyed by the 8th seed team in 5 games. Slaughtered. Lost 4 straight. There are deep problems with the playoff performance of this core. They need some changes to see if they can improve or they really will just be wasting good years.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Last edited by Igottago; 04-20-2019 at 12:11 PM.
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