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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
I agree. You need the vets to help the youngsters understand what it takes to compete in this league. But in addition, you also need the vets especially during losing streaks / stretches. Winning no doubt helps motivation for players in between games, so not too much of an issue. But learning how to stay professional between losses (or long stretches of losses) is probably the hardest part especially for a young team.
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I've been assuming that the ones who've been pleading for Conroy to ship Kadri, Coleman and Backlund out for picks and run with the kids are probably just too young to have seen how that went for the Oilers during the Hall, Eberle, Gagner era.