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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Just a stunning failed re-build.
I thought they were on track with a starting netminder (Demko), strong centers (Petey, Horvat, Miller) and a blueline led by Hughes.
It's just all fallen apart.
It doesn't get talked about enough, but for me the mistakes started when they dealt Horvat and it's been compounding since.
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They reminded me of the Flames.
Both teams had surprising, early success in their rebuild, and decided to go for it a season or two early. Neither team could sustain any success despite having really strong regular seasons every couple of years.