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Originally Posted by gargamel
The record tells the story at the end of the season, but wins and losses are absolutely not the only thing that counts at this point. If they were, I'd have been booking my flight to the Super Bowl a quarter of the way into the NFL season when my Eagles were 3-1 and in 1st place, but anyone who watched the games could tell that that team stunk and was going nowhere. And anyone who has watched the Flames' games so far can tell that this team is greatly improved from last season, despite what the standings show.
Yes, we're digging a hole for ourselves, but we are not playing like a bad team.
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Exactly.
It is very similar (in the opposite) to Sutter's first year when the Flames had a fantastic record for the 1st couple months, but were playing poorly. All signs pointed to them not maintaining that record, and sure enough...
Also, Minnesota last year. Or the Oilers being 8-2-2 because Khabby was playing out of his mind.
To suggest that the Flames record of 1-3-2 is all-defining as to who they are as a team is pretty silly.