hilarious, the people that think the media go out of their way to hate on the Flames. Agree or disagree with their prediction, but to cite some media conspiracy is amusing.
Most picked us to miss the playoffs last year, and there was the same grousing of "the Flames will prove them wrong" or "Awesome, more bulletin material"...and guess what? we missed the playoffs.
Reasons for optimism? A guy Detroit didn't think was worth resigning. A 28 year old who has never played in north america. A offensive dman who is a defensive liability. A coach who hasn't coached in the NHL for over 3 years. A system the players have had all of 5 days to digest...
Baertshi is legit, but all the other reason for optimism are complete unknowns at this point in time... Is it any surprise the media isn't convinced? No, its not a conspiracy
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