Even this team wins 4-5 in a row, it is a hard sell for the fans to believe in their consistency. And eventually same old same old. It has proven over and over again the last 3-4 years. At this elite level, the fine line separating the great and the good and the bad (sans the brutal) is quite thin. 3 pts or 5 pts out of a playoff spot is not 'we are almost there', especially for the Flames that couldn't push it in the last three years, one must admit that 'we are not good enough'.
What also bothers me is Tanguay. I always like him. I think he tries a lot and very hard as well. But he is one of the weakest link now. Why? Because this may be one of the factors that Hartley came over. And now, Tanguay can't be coached for improvement? We are stuck with the combo of Hartley and Tanguay, who has no Sakic, Forsberg, Drury-calibre players on this Flames team.
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