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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Longevity doesn't mean as much to me as winning.
Figuratively speaking, a 1C that plays here one year and wins the Cup has a greater impact on this franchise than a 1C that plays here 20 years without getting past the first round.
Monny is one of my all time favourite players, but if I was naming these teams, I'd have Conny on the first team and Monny on the second.
(I'm not dismissing longevity at all. Backlund has a huge presence in terms of the feel-good side of things, and that means a great deal. It just doesn't mean as much as actually winning.) (I mean, not that Conny actually won a Cup - but he at least won a Campbell lol.)
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Well, Backlund did get past the first round twice (3X if you count the play-in as a round). Conroy only did it once, albeit as long a run as you can get. And Backlund made the POs as a Flame one more time than Conroy. 45 PO games for Conroy, 42 for Backlund.