Intellectual Honesty...

[Sakari]

Boston was the worst team in the NHL for the first month of last season.

They finished 2nd in the East.

Anything can happen, even in a short season. These first 10 games do not dictate how we play for the rest of the season. Still got 38 games to go. That's lots of games you know. Lots.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Ark2

When was the last time that the Red Wings drafter a player that turned out to be any good?

2002, Filppula?
2004, Franzen
2005, Helm and Abdelkader?

Brendan Smith? Tomas Tatar?

Those are good players.

[Fire Park '71]

Originally Posted by Sakari

Boston was the worst team in the NHL for the first month of last season.

They finished 2nd in the East.

Anything can happen, even in a short season. These first 10 games do not dictate how we play for the rest of the season. Still got 38 games to go. That's lots of games you know. Lots.

Careful, now. Boston was and is an elite team.

[Derek Sutton]

Originally Posted by Ark2

When was the last time that the Red Wings drafter a player that turned out to be any good? If you want to follow the Red Wings model, first step is drafting one of the best defensemen of all time. The second step is hoping that he never retires. Outside of step one, we aren't much different from the Red Wings, to be honest.

Well name 3 superstars the Flames have drafted.

The Wings historicly have done a good jod of developing from within, not rushing players to the NHL then giving up on them or labeling busts one their ELC has expired. One big differnce though is that the Wings do not spend close to what the Flames do on goal tending and never have. It appears as though to them elite goaltending is over rated and they may be right abourt that.

[zunie75]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

Every other team is faced with this same situation

I'm not saying I agree or disagree with OP, but there are a lot of talented teams that are looking terrible this year and are not any where near where they would be predicted to be in the standings.

Perhaps this year is an anomaly or just a by product of whose players got more action during the lock out.

[EddyBeers]

Originally Posted by zunie75

I'm not saying I agree or disagree with OP, but there are a lot of talented teams that are looking terrible this year and are not any where near where they would be predicted to be in the standings.

Perhaps this year is an anomaly or just a by product of whose players got more action during the lock out.

The Flames are not one of those teams though, they are currently exactly where virtually every hockey observer thought they would be this season.