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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Calgary also had a Norris calibre Dman, plus Hamilton/Hanifin/Lindholm/etc along the way. Goaltending had a fair bit to do with not making it come together, plus the Monahan injury and whatever went on with Bennett. I'm not putting the latter all on the Flames - I think Bennett wasn't great here
but that he also recognized a second chance when he saw it and made it work.
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I didn't even bring up the Flames defence, as that was clearly championship quality. Would have potentially been even better if the Flames had properly developed some of their prospects to fill out bottom pairing and PP specialty roles.
At the end of the day, the Flames drafted the horses they needed, but couldn't close the deal. That's what happens to most teams. Only one team wins every year.