Tough to make the argument that the team heading into this season is better than it was last season. I think any honest fan would admit that the team is a year older, not better, and we've lost a franchise defensemen. We've also not brought any players of note into the fold. We didn't make the playoffs last year, so I don't understand the optimism about this year.
On the point about why a lot of players don't want to come to Calgary though, I think he's right. Who would want to play in a cold city when you can get paid as much to live somewhere nicer and enjoy anonymity when you're out and about. I was fairly active in the Calgary night club scene in my twenties and you'd see players all the time being mobbed. That has to get old quickly. Wayne Gretzky could walk down the streets of any American city without being recognized by most people.
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