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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
Talent-wise the Flames are probably on par with a team like the Habs.
Something is missing.
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Talent, cohesion, drive, passion, tenacity. Centre Depth, all-star goaltending, some size.
The Flames don't have a single player as good as Tomas Plekanec. Not a single one.
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Originally Posted by zamler
That's what I thought last season.
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Originally Posted by browna
Feaster's had over two calender years in charge of this team, no more playing of that card.
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That's the proof, right there. 2 calendar years, no playoffs, no centres, no backup, retreads behind the bench, retreads in the bottom 6, retreads in the bottom pairing, no high-picks and no significant roster turnover.
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
"The Moss"
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Wouldn't it be nice to have a Moss-type player on the roster. I don't think it was a mistake not to re-sign him, but, it's a quality the team is lacking severely.
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Originally Posted by kehatch
The age of the Flames best players had nothing to do with the loss. It is a concern for the near future because you would prefer your best players to be near or at their peak. And ours are regressing. But that isn't why we lost tonight. We lost because our best players didn't show any compete. You aren't going to beat the Coyotes when you aren't willing to work.
Given the importance of this game and our history of this crap this should be a serious red flag. But Feaster will probably keep applying bandaids instead of fixing the foundation.
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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Remember when we used to rag on Darryl for bringing in veteran 'leaders'. Maybe he did know something we didn't...
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He knew something we all should by now. The team is not getting the appropriate leadership and constantly needs players with pride brought in from outside the organization to improve that leadership.
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Originally Posted by 868904
Tippet is one lucky guy that he didn't end up coaching this core. He'd be coaching in the WHL now if he did. There is absolutely no way in hell, he could have gotten the forward group we've had for the past 4 years to back check like he has gotten in Phoenix.
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100%. This is likely Hartley's last stop in the NHL as well (except for a stint in Montreal of QC if they get a team).
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well Brent was the coach that tried to get them to play together. It didn't work and Hartley's up tempo style won't work either. It's not the coaches it's the players like Iginla and Tanguay in particular that play like individuals.
Positive side is that this is a good season to be bad. Can hopefully cut ties with Iginla and have a new captain next season and a somewhat fresh start for this franchise.
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I am now resigned to the fact that Iginla will be in a Flames sweater for the next 3 years.
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I think the most frustrating part of this season so far is the fact that we have three guys 23 years old or younger, who should be full timers on this roster, all on the IR.....and then we call up another guy in the same age group and he suffers a broken hand after playing two freakin minutes.
At least Brodie and Horak are still on the roster and looking pretty good, especially Brodie.
Would take some of the sting of being sub 500 away if Backlund and Sven were playing a lot and putting up decent numbers, and Bouma was solidly filling out a bottom six role providing youth and energy.
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Better send Horak to the minors and make Brodie a healthy scratch. Can't have their work ethic and desire make the tired old vets look bad.
Watching Horak/Backlund/Sven on the ice and watching Iginla/TanguayGlencross...it's like they are playing different sports. In one sport, you skate really hard, you skate at a defender and force him to commit to you and try to expose him with your hard-skating in your face style, or work the puck over to a teammate who is open because of your hard work on the puck. In the other sport, you go off-side after receiving a pass as you break into the offensive zone because you've decided to double clutch, stop skating and 'slow the game down.'
I'd find it disgraceful if it wasn't so pitiful.