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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
The Rangers are kind of like the Sutter Flames minus the top picks. Relying on a goalie and 1 star forward to carry the team and trying to add pieces through free agency and trade.
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I think you're right about the Sutter Flames but in a different way.
The Rangers started this year as the defending President Trophy winners and had five players last year who were in the top 50 in scoring (almost all at a point per game, which is a star player), and a star goalie.
The Canucks last year had four players in the top 50 in scoring and a stud goalie and finished sixth overall.
Both of those teams have the talent but are falling apart this year because of pour team culture, which is what was wrong with the Sutter Flames. Team culture is a lot more important than many of us think and a big reason why Conroy and the team has been working on it.