I Believe - 2013
With all the talk about "blow the team up" "dump 80% of our roster" "we rode iggy and kipp way to long" etc I wanted to give a place for those that still believe to discuss the team.
I cant be the only one who still believes in this season. Baertschi and Backlund can make instant improvements to our team. In previous years I would be skeptical but Hartleys style plays towards these players.
Mcdonald looked good and even if Kipp is out for a while I believe he can do a good enough job to get us back in the win column.
Hartley has been the best thing to happen to this team in a long time.
Iginla Cammy and Tangs can only get better, mix that with the rebirth of Stajan, Bou and Stemp + the skill of Hudler, Wideman and youth of Horak, Sven, Mikael....we have potential.
I cant think of any team that faced the set backs the flames did to start the season. Cammy, Sven, Mikael, Kipper all injured, 2 games we clearly should have won but ran into a goalie who plays there best game all year and 1 where our goaltending was non existent (the other we managed to win).
As I look at the standings right now we have 1/2 games on our side compared to most of the top 8 teams. With a win in back to back games there will be a cluster of teams in and around the 7th-12th place teams. That puts us right back into the mix. The season is roughly 25% over.....lots of time.
Please keep this thread to positive discussion for those who want a break from all of the negativity in the F.O.I. section lately.
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