[Poe969]

There was another team in the finals...that didn't win. The leafs are leading the division but a few years ago, the Flames lead the whole western conference and got bounced first round. The pens could have just traded for a guy like Murray but by actually having him they didn't have to give up any assets from the team to win. As for Rask, he's a lot like Thomas who was drafted by the leafs but was never really a part of the organization, he was always a Bruin.

There are lots of little things you can point out that might have factored in to things or changed things but the bottom line is that having a quality goalie (be it a star to steal games or someone just good enough) in the team's system helps win the cup.

If the Flames are slotted to draft around 10 or so, Wallstead or whatever would really help the team out. They need to start to build a team and having a top notch goalie would help a lot. If they can't get the best D or F then get the best G.