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Originally Posted by Freeway
The Flames had pretty gigantic structural economic issues conspiring against them from basically when the Canadian dollar crashed in the early '90s until the 2004-05 lockout. They were basically in survival mode to various degrees from the mid '90s onward.
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We talk about Conroy having to deal with all the issues he was left with but Al Coates dealt with that every year. The Flames at that time couldn't even afford to re-sign the Gagner and Cassels of the NHL, let alone top players.