hmm well there are obviously some deficiencies with the Flames as currently constructed, this shouldn't be a surprise as they have one of the leagues lowest payrolls, essentially came into the season pegged for last place and recently are running lineups that have 4-6 rookie forwards. the bottom pairing was already weak and now things are worse. so this is not a surprise
still the team is succeeding. some of it is luck yes, for sure it is. much of it was Gio , no doubt. but there are lots of great stories this year and its been fun to watch we shouldn't feel bad for that
the key is always- what does management think? in the case of Colorado and the previous regime of the Leafs you got the sense that their 'braintrust' felt everything was great; here when I listen to our GM , he does acknowledge some of the 'underlying stats' aren't the greatest, the guy was a seller not a buyer at the deadline, so I think he gets it
as Flames fans we can certainly enjoy this unexpected ride , fluke or otherwise , while still hopeful that the team won't bandaid this over but continue to build properly going forward
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