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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Having all your best players in their 30’s is a recipe for disaster. Was then and is now. Those old teams do not win in hockey. Tanguay - 32, Kipper - 35, Sarich - 34, Cammalleri - 30. Too old to compete.
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I don’t disagree with that at all. But they tried that year. It was only when they failed and Iggy was up for UFA that they traded him at the deadline. And they didn’t trade the rest until later, when it was clear they couldn’t compete. Hell, they kept those guys for another season for the most part. They never embraced a tank - it happened accidentally.