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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
There is a difference between 'got worse' and 'had a bad year'.
I think the Flames roster got better last year, but they had a bad year on the ice.
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This is me too.
GMs ... and I think Treliving is one of them that thinks this way ... have to realise that results and roster health aren't directly correlated.
You have to recognize the existence and timing of a team that is sliding and will get worse vs a team that seems to have the right pieces but is missing depth, support, or an element that can be rectified with a tinker, a coaching change, a bottom roster move or two or some graduates from the farm system.
I personally don't think if you played that season again 10 times they'd miss the playoff again, but that's me ... the optimist.