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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I look at the Hurricanes as a good example of what I hope the Flames do not do.
They're a very well managed team, but they can't get over the hump because they don't have those foundational homegrown elite pieces. They've been great at pulling guys throughout the draft but don't have their #1 centre/#1 defenceman of the quality needed to turn a really good team into a Championship quality team.
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They can't get over the hump (yet) because sometimes that's just the way it goes. They have everything you "need" to win it all, but that doesn't always mean you're going to do it, and there doesn't always have to be a reason.
That's their 4th straight season of 110+ points (pro rated), they are for real. Not every elite team can win a cup. There is luck involved too.
The Sharks are an example of this. They were an elite team for nearly two decades, just couldn't get over the finish line. Still very successful.
We'd be lucky as hell to have the Flames run that well and put up seasons like that consistently.