Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I am loving the Flames this season. Seriously, thank god they actually forecheck and play aggressive and look like the give a rats ass more often than not. Not only is the game- I AM SURE- more interesting for them to play, it's a whole hell of a lot more interesting to watch.
To put this frankly, I am not sure how much longer I would have cared, be it any care at all, if the Flames continued to mope around for the next couple years, floating their asses up and down the ice, treating it like a job.
Iginla is backchecking, tonight he was the first guy back a few times... I thought I was looking at a mirage or I was hallucinating. Not just tonight too, so far this seems to be the new norm for him. You know what? I don't care if he ever scores again to be honest... if they can generate scoring from the other guys, and he has a new role, and he owns it, and he does it well, and he works hard unlike the last year or two, fine.
It's just a breath of fresh air, and so positive, that the Flames are finally outcompeting their competition, and trying to do so consistently. I hope they can keep this up, win or lose, more often than not. And I know that if they do, they'll be just fine, and if not, at least I can be proud to support them.
This team is like oceans better than Sutters version. A couple posters the other night were crying and pouting about "winning is everything"... well looks like you'll be disappointed more often then not, it's not like you win the cup every year... winning is fun, it isn't everything when you're playing a game.
I just want to have fun again with the Flames, it's been gone for so long, and now I feel like it's here with this team. I actually look forward to games now... not feel like I have to follow them for the sake of following them because I love the NHL.
So refreshing. Irving will be fine, too.
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