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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The 04 Flames are funny though. If Treliving added a winger who scored 2 goals all year (60 games), another who had scored 6 in 69 and another Lucic like guy, I don’t know the fans would be all that impressed. The only guy Flames fans had heard of at the time was Simon. Funny - the most well known guy in Simon had less impact than the other two (Neimenen and Nilson).
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That team lost two key contributors in Reinprecht and McAmmond around the Deadline to injury as well. McAammond's 17 goals ended up 3rd on the team and he only played 64 games. Reinprecht when he did play had a messed up shoulder for the second half. So Nilsson and Simon were brought in to replace guys lost to injury as much as anything for a team that badly wanted to make the playoffs.
For this team making the playoffs isn't going to be a huge boost like it was to that one. This team needs to make it, plus win at least a round to generate enough to make it worth having made the deal.