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Originally Posted by TheSquatch
Okay, so let's just continue this comparison, yeah? Islanders are fast, hard working, tenacious, tough, responsible, and aggressive on the forecheck. Flames, as a team, are basically none of those things. AND we're talking about making another slower player the Captain (in Tkachuk). Great.
No, the Flames could win the way the Isles do, is what I'm saying, and even then it's only by adding pieces. The Flames are not as good as the Islanders, and we should be happy if they were, star-power or no. But they're not, so it's a moot point. Mooter yet is the idea that the team should be building into a "high skill" type team. Again, they're not, as a group, that kind of team, and that, unfortunately, isn't a "work ethic" thing, it's a talent thing, unchangeable.
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I get your point, but actually disagree that the Flames couldn't be an Islanders-type of team.
I believe their roster is much closer to NYI than many think, and the tenacity and commitment to a system is a coaching and leadership thing.
I know optimism is in short supply around here, but I feel like the basis for a competitive playoff team exists with the Flames.
It will be very interesting to see this off season unfold.