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Originally Posted by Vinny01
This is just not true
14/15 key players were on their ELC and had expectations they were going to be bad. Everyone talked about the luck that team had and it was undeniable they were playing an unsustainable style.
19/20 they were coming off a 50 win 107pt season where they got smacked by a team that was the second wildcard but also was an emerging powerhouse in the league which they have been during the last 2 regular seasons.
In 19/20 they were years into big money extensions with players who were on their ELC during 14/15. Gaudreau was 4th in Hart voting the previous season, Monahan had ppg, and Lindholm blew up in his first year.
Are you saying that after the 18/19 season or when they were a top team record wise after moving on from Peters in 19/20 they should have considered themselves a bubble team? Remember the Canucks were in a tailspin before the lockdown and the Flames were one of the better teams in the league.
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With how that season played out leading up to the 19/20 deadline, and where they were in the standings - yes. You can't ignore the current situation because they were extremely good for 70% of the previous season.
The Flames were a salary cap team in 14/15, just like they were in 19/20.