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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Not to mention, could the schedule have been set up any better for the Flames? 3 games against non-playoff teams, seeing a few teams at the end of long road trips, one extra day of training camp, a really healthy break, almost no travel and 5 home games.
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Easy to say all of this, but the Flames' opponents so far have a combined 31-10-7 record. Playoff teams or not, the teams the Flames have gone up against are playing some great hockey. The Flames themselves are going through some transition, new coaching staff, new system, new 2nd line that was basically missing for the first three games. With the season progressing, I don't think an objective viewer couldn't agree that they've improved as things have gone on, even looking pretty good the last couple games.
It's way too early to start writing them off and calling them a bad team. I get that they don't get the benefit of the doubt with a lot of you, but why stamp all over the hopes of those of us that want to see this season optimistically?