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Originally Posted by N26
Looking at Flame Fan reactions on this site and others what does seem to be true is that we are in danger of of becoming this years Avalanche and Leaf fans. Pouring hate on anyone who says we are playing above our heads. Denying long-established mathematical realities like regression to the mean as if it was something made up by those against us.
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We aren't in danger, we are behaving exactly like Leafs and Avs fans did last year. But that is also a natural opinion. Nobody wants to see the Flames run end. Toronto's did, and horribly. Colorado's didn't - at least not until they had a division title banner in their pockets. The Flames could go to either extreme, or they could find a middle ground. And given how strong our start was, we wouldn't have to do too much better than middle to make the playoffs at this point.
Other than Aaron Ward, nobody expected the Flames to be anywhere near the playoffs. And nobody here should be surprised that the doubters remain legion. People will continue to question the Flames right up until we either fall out of the race or we get that little x beside our name in the standings. And even if that happens, people will question whether we can duplicate it next year.
My advice? Don't worry about it. The stats say that what we are doing is decidedly unlikely. If people want to question the long-term sustainability of the Flames play on that basis, let them. There is nothing that makes that an invalid opinion. Just enjoy the team's play for what it is.