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Originally Posted by Igottago
I'm actually quite suprised that so many people are so affected by this. We knew we were going to see a rebuild season, we wanted it, we should be fully accepting of what is happening now. There is actually nothing wrong with this season, its all going according to plan. All we need to understand is that as each game ticks by, we get a tiny bit closer to being better (eventually). I look forward seeing the Flames pick their highest draft pick in franchise history.
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I think most of us are in line with what you have said, specifically the bolded part--I certainly am. I submit two reasons for the frustration:
(1) The team has showed flashed of brilliance, including an up-tempo skating and passing (cross ice even! Not just dump-and-chase all the time!) style that we haven't see for a long time, and;
(2) It's easy to like the majority of these guys because they're trying really really hard. It's fostered a kind of "We're all in this together" mentality amongst fans as well as the team.
Because we've seen the brilliance, and because we like them (and their effort), we want to see them earn positive results. It's a tough conundrum because, like you've said, the reality is they actually should be losing for long-term's sake.
Plus, it's important to keep the mentality of winning associated with the team. Once the losing culture has set in, you start getting the kind of team whose management uses their own personal Stanley Cup rings as evidence to support arguments that they know what they're doing.