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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
It was pure GM brilliance and it cost them a 2nd round pick and spare parts really. Everything Sutter touched turned to gold in the first year+ of his tenure as GM and it was glorious being a Flames fan.
And then it went all to hell.
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No doubt...I think Gio's point is that the 04 team had needs everywhere (especially after injuries), so simply adding regular NHL players was an inevitable upgrade.
Iginla
Conroy (adequate 1C, but should be 2C on a good team)
Veteran Middle sixers:
McAmmond (2LW)
Reinprecht (2/3C)
Donovan (2/3 RW)
Gelinas (2/3LW)
Clark (3RW)
Yelle (3C)
Promising young players who ultimately never proved themselves as top sixers:
Saprykin
Kobasew
Lombardi
Niemenen career high 27 pts
Simon 2000s high 31 pts
Nilson was a steady ~13G 32P guy...he deliverd 0.42 ppg in the playoffs; identical to his career average
Three middle sixers who are probably best suited to 3rd line. They would all help upgrade current Flames bottom 6...but most agree the current Flames need a forward who can outperform Backlund/Coleman/Monahan, thereby pushing everyone else down a slot and improving the bottom 6 as a result...