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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I will say in 2004 the Flames were bringing up guys from the AHL left and right in the playoffs and they never missed a beat with Montador and Commodore stepping in. Now they miss one or two guys and things literally fall apart defensively. I don't get it as Darryl likely isn't doing anything different as a coach. Guys like Weegar, Anderson, Zadorov, Hanafin etc should be able to step up or adjust to a new partner and not completely fall apart like they have at times. Such a weird season.
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It's a different sport now. Back then you could latch on to someone and water ski up the ice. You could tackle someone who didn't even have the puck, and it was a "great defensive play." Nowadays, you even sneeze around a forward and you're in the box.
No way Montador and Commodore do the same thing if the game was called like it is today.