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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
and they were able to make a run at it until their own players boned them
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At no point were the Flames ever legitimate Cup contenders because of the deals for Hamonic, Hamilton, signing Neal etc etc. It doesn't matter if other Canadian teams "faired" better or worse after falling in the same trap, they've all taken themselves out of the conversation of being legitimate cup contenders.