Woke up today feeling optimistic about the Flames.
Experience is key and having players with winning pedigrees does offer an intangible element. Both to what we as fans see on the ice (hopefully) and to what happens with the team off of the ice. The Flames added 3 players with Stanley cup rings (Coleman X2, Lewis X2, and Richardson X1). This element might bode well for setting a precedent for the team and instil certain values that this team has been missing.
I know that as a former player, whenever my team added guys that have "Won", this helped in more ways you could think of both on the ice and off of the ice relating to the team dynamic. Culture did shift and the takeaways were invaluable.
Let's hope for the best here!
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