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Originally Posted by Bingo
Man you can be long winded.
A team with three solid centers, four top four defenders, above average 5-6 guys (one went AWOL), and a vezina finalist goaltender is a contending hockey team.
Too many good players didn't play well.
But that doesn't change the construction no matter how many words you throw at me.
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I don’t really agree.
No game-breaking #1 Defenceman.
No game-breaking #1 Centre.
I could certainly understand the Flames seeing if Lindholm was one this year, but he’s not.
The Flames took a “do it by committee” approach because they lack the top-end skill, and we’ve seen the results. I get the “committee” approach, but there are teams with elite players that also build high quality depth and those are the teams that ultimately win.
We don’t have the elite skill needed to be a Championship team, so I wouldn’t consider a team without that top talent a contender.