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Originally Posted by bubbsy
2) The forwards, is built upon an ok group, around gaudreau, monahan, and 3M line. However, will fall short if the young guys don't progress and deliver (bennet, ferland, lazar), leaving the team underskilled compared to other upper echelon Western Conference teams.
That's a perfectly justifiable position to take on why the flames may not materialize to a cup contender. However, the author's analytic thinking and/or writing ability leaves a pretty dumb article.
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You could make the same argument about any young core though...if they fail to progress and the team fails to add pieces around them, then the team won't be that good. Well...duh.